Question

select the correct answer. this tea kettle shows a change in the state of matter of water. which part of the water cycle represents the same change in state? a. puddled water freezes to form ice. b. snow melts and becomes surface runoff. c. rain falls from the sky as precipitation. d. lake water evaporates into the atmosphere.

Explanation:

The tea kettle shows water boiling (liquid to gas, evaporation/boiling). Option D: Lake water evaporates into the atmosphere is also liquid to gas (evaporation), matching the state change. Option A is liquid to solid (freezing), B is solid to liquid (melting), C is gas to liquid (precipitation - rain is liquid, formed from condensation). So D matches the kettle's liquid - gas change.

Answer:

D. Lake water evaporates into the atmosphere.