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How does water affect places in its gas liquid and solid states

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Liquid state: Water is unique because it is the only natural substance that can exist in all three states of matter at the temperatures normally found on Earth! Water is usually a liquid, but when it reaches to 32° Fahrenheit (F), it freezes into ice. (Ice is the solid state of water.) When water reaches 212° F, it boils. When it begins to boil, some of the water turns into steam. (Steam is the gas state of water, and is also called water vapor.) When steam comes into contact with cool air (which reduces energy), it can condense back into water

solid state: Normally, when water reaches 32° F it begins to freeze. As you learned in the super-cooled water experiment, water needs a nucleation site, or a spot for the first ice crystals to form. When there isn't one, water can reach a temperature below the freezing point without turning into ice. When that happens, the water is said to be super-cooled. Can you think of any other ways to keep water from freezing when temperatures are below freezing? Salt lowers the freezing point of water

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