That transformation is called melting, when done by heat, or dissolving, when done by a solvent.
When a liquid is cooled down to a temperature at which its particles lose enough energy to move freely, they come together and form a solid structure. This process is called freezing, and it involves the transformation of the liquid's particles from a more disordered state to a more ordered state.
The energy transformation that occurs when snow is melting is thermal energy being transferred to the snow from its surroundings, causing the snow to absorb heat and change from a solid to a liquid state.
Whether the solid will float or sink in a solid-liquid mixture depends on the relative densities of the solid and the liquid. If the density of the solid is greater than that of the liquid, then the solid will sink. If the density of the solid is less than that of the liquid, then the solid will float.
The amount of energy required to change from a liquid to a solid is called the heat of fusion. This energy is needed to disrupt the intermolecular forces holding the particles in a liquid state and rearrange them into a solid structure. It is also known as the latent heat of fusion.
Sand is a solid, not a liquid.
Simple: a transformation from a solid to a liquid.
The transformation from solid to gas is called sublimation.
By heating: transformation in a gas.By cooling: transformation in a solid.
Melting is the transformation of a soild into a liquid.
Melting is the transformation of a solid in a liquid.
The transformation from a solid to a liquid.
Solid--> liquid--> gas.
For items that are solid we call them...solid, liquid....we call liquid and gas...gas! Hope that helps, David
During both freezing and melting, you have a phase change.
At the melting point, a solid absorbs heat energy and its particles gain enough energy to overcome the forces holding them in a fixed position. This results in the solid changing to a liquid state. The temperature remains constant during this phase change until all the solid has melted.
Solid--->Liquid---->Gas
For example a change of phase: from liquid to solid.