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Explain what happens to the molecules as the water gets hot.

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Answer:

Molecules move around faster and faster as water gets hotter and hotter. Water expands or increases in volume when it get heated.

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When water is heated, it evaporates. The molecules move and vibrate so quickly that they escape into the atmosphere as molecules of water vapor.
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