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In physics, sublimation means that a substance changes from solid directly to gas. In this case, from ice to water vapor.

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What does the word water cycle mean?

The continuous process by which water is circulated throughout the earth and the atmosphere through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and the transpiration of plants and animals. Also called hydrologic cycle.


What is a word for a Gas changing to a solid?

sublimation


What does cycle mean apply this word to the water cycle?

Generally, cycle refers to a series of continuous, related events that happen over and over. Water cycle: a continuous series of related events in which water in the ground or in the ocean are heated by the sun and change into very small drops of liquid. These drops rise into the air or into the ocean as rain.


Does sublimation also mean turning from a gas straight to a solid?

The word 'sublimation' can be used two different ways in relation to gas/solid phase changes.1- Sublimation is the direct conversion of a solid to gas.The reverse process, gas to solid, is referred to as deposition.2- However, the term 'sublimation' is also used for a process for purifying a solid by heating it in an apparatus to make it turn into a gas (sublimation) and then cooling the gas back to a solid on a special cold surface (deposition). The impurities are left behind and the purified solid is gathered from the collecting area.The whole process is referred to as 'subliming' or 'sublimation', with the 'deposition' part just accepted as part of the process. This technique dates back to the alchemists.So sublimation can mean:-the change of a solid to gas or-a purifying process that features both sublimation and deposition.The term 'sublimation' is not used to mean a gas to solid change all by itself.


What is the word for solid to liquid?

The word for a substance moving from a solid to a vapor or gas is called sublimation. Water moves from a solid at 32 degrees F and to a vapor at 212 degrees F.