PencilGo

Grade 10 · Science · Chemistry

10th grade Read a heating curve: what happens during melting and boiling worksheet

6 printable versionsChallenge Me10 questions · answer keyFree · no account

Level: Building Confidence · On Level · Challenge Me

When it’s done, scan the sheet with your phone and PencilGo marks it and picks the next one. Create a free account

Version
Print

Read a heating curve: what happens during melting and boiling

Grade 10 Science Worksheet - Challenge Me

NameDate

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

  1. Using 2.09, 334, 4.18 and 2260 J/g values, how much energy turns 10 g of ice at −20 °C into steam at 100 °C, to 0.1 J, Ari?

  2. Using 2.09, 334, 4.18 and 2260 J/g values, how much energy turns 2 g of ice at −20 °C into steam at 100 °C, to 0.1 J, Bo?

  3. Using 2.09, 334, 4.18 and 2260 J/g values, how much energy turns 4 g of ice at −10 °C into steam at 100 °C, to 0.1 J, Esme?

  4. The same heat goes into 1 g of ice and 1 g of water. Which warms more, Kira?

    • The ice, with the lower specific heat
    • They warm the same
    • The water, with the higher specific heat
  5. Milo says melting ice warms up the whole time it melts. Agree or disagree?

    • Agree: heat must raise the temperature
    • Disagree: it holds at 0 °C
    • Agree: it warms as it softens
  6. Noah says turning up the heat makes boiling water hotter than 100 °C at 1 atm. Agree or disagree?

    • Agree: it reaches 150 °C
    • Disagree: it boils faster at 100 °C
    • Agree: more heat, higher temperature
  7. Pia says water must absorb energy to freeze. Agree or disagree?

    • Agree: cold is added
    • Disagree: freezing gives energy out
    • Agree: ice is high energy
  8. Drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water. What phase change is this, Ren?

    • Condensation of water vapor
    • The glass leaking
    • Melting of the glass
  9. Ice cubes left for weeks in a freezer slowly shrink. What phase change is this, Tala?

    • Sublimation
    • Condensation
    • Melting
  10. A wet towel dries on a line. Where does the energy for evaporation come from, Zee?

    • The water makes its own
    • The surroundings, such as warm air
    • The towel's color
PencilGopencilgo.com

10th grade Read a heating curve: what happens during melting and boiling worksheet – printable
Print: 123456

About this worksheet

Read a heating curve: what happens during melting and boiling. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can read a heating curve: sloped parts warm a state; flat parts change state at a steady temperature.
  • I can find the energy to melt ice (334 J/g), boil water (2260 J/g) and warm ice or water (2.09 and 4.18 J/(g·°C)).
  • I can add the parts of a curve to find the energy from ice to steam.
  • I can read a simple phase diagram and name phase changes, including sublimation.

Standard: supports HS-PS3-2

Words to know

heating curve: A graph of temperature against energy added

heat of fusion: Energy to melt 1 g at its melting point: 334 J/g for ice

heat of vaporization: Energy to boil 1 g at its boiling point: 2260 J/g for water

sublimation: A change straight from solid to gas

phase diagram: A map of which state a substance is in at each temperature and pressure

Common mistakes

Your child used water's specific heat. Melting happens at one temperature, so use the heat of melting, 334 J/g.

Your child left out the mass. Q = m × c × ΔT, so more water needs more heat.

Your child left out melting and boiling. The flat parts of the curve take the most energy: 334 J/g and 2260 J/g.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with read a heating curve: what happens during melting and boiling?

Your child used water's specific heat. Melting happens at one temperature, so use the heat of melting, 334 J/g.

Are these 10th grade science worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

More chemistry

See all Chemistry

Every sheet you scan goes into your child’s record: dated, marked and ready for the year-end portfolio. Homeschool records