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Sublimation is used to describe

a. cold arctic temperatures.

b. ice falling from the sky.

c. the process of ice changing to water vapor.

d. the process of ice changing to liquid water.

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sublimation is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state; therefore:

c. the process of ice (solid) changing into water vapor (gas)

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The answer is c as this phase change refers to any change of a solid to gas.
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