Question: An ice cube is placed in a pan. The pan is placed over an open flame. Which change will most likely happen over time?
Answer: The ice changes to a liquid then to a gas.
Hypothesis: the water from the melted ice cube will then evaporate
Supporting facts: sent1: melting is a kind of phase change sent2: phase changes change the arrangement of molecules in a substance / in a sample sent3: an ice cube is a kind of object sent4: melting is when solids are heated above their melting point sent5: a pan is a kind of object sent6: metal is a thermal conductor sent7: a pan is put on an open flame sent8: if an object is exposed to a source of heat then that object may become hot sent9: if thermal conductor is exposed to a source of heat then that conductor may become hot / warm sent10: a flame are a part of a fire sent11: matter in the liquid phase has variable shape sent12: volume has no impact on boiling / melting / freezing point sent13: matter in the liquid phase has definite volume sent14: fire gives off heat sent15: an ice cube is placed in the pan sent16: a source of something gives off that something sent17: a pan is made of metal for cooking sent18: if something is placed over a heat source then that something is exposed to that heat source sent19: melting means a substance changes from a solid into a liquid by increasing heat energy sent20: if a substance is exposed to a source of heat then that substance may become hot / warm sent21: matter in the gas phase has variable volume sent22: evaporation means a substance changes from a liquid into a gas by increasing heat energy sent23: a hot object is a source of heat sent24: becoming hot means increasing in heat energy sent25: matter in the gas phase has variable shape
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a pan is made of metal for cooking [AND] metal is a thermal conductor [INFER] int1: a pan is a thermal conductor [BECAUSE] a flame are a part of a fire [AND] fire gives off heat [INFER] int2: the flame gives off heat [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] a source of something gives off that something [INFER] int3: the flame is a source of heat [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] if something is placed over a heat source then that something is exposed to that heat source [AND] a pan is put on an open flame [INFER] int4: the pan is exposed to a source of heat [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int4 [AND] if thermal conductor is exposed to a source of heat then that conductor may become hot / warm [INFER] int5: the pan will become hot [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] a pan is a kind of object [INFER] int6: the hot pan is a kind of hot object [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] a hot object is a source of heat [INFER] int7: the hot pan is a source of heat [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] an ice cube is placed in the pan [AND] if something is placed over a heat source then that something is exposed to that heat source [INFER] int8: the ice cube in the hot pan is exposed to a source of heat [BECAUSE] int8 [AND] an ice cube is a kind of object [AND] if an object is exposed to a source of heat then that object may become hot [INFER] int9: the ice cube in the hot pan will become hot [BECAUSE] int9 [AND] melting means a substance changes from a solid into a liquid by increasing heat energy [AND] becoming hot means increasing in heat energy [INFER] int10: the ice cube will melt and change into water in hot the pan [BECAUSE] int10 [AND] int7 [INFER] int11: the water from the melted ice cube in the pan is exposed to a source of heat [BECAUSE] int11 [AND] if a substance is exposed to a source of heat then that substance may become hot / warm [INFER] int12: the water from the melted ice cube will become hot [BECAUSE] int12 [AND] evaporation means a substance changes from a liquid into a gas by increasing heat energy [AND] becoming hot means increasing in heat energy [INFER] int13: the water from the melted ice cube will then evaporate