The diagrams show the particles of a substance. The first diagram shows a container filled with a neat, tightly packed array of particles. An arrow points to a second diagram, where the container is full of particles that are not neatly packed. An arrow points to a third container, with a few random particles. Which statement best describes the process that the diagrams show? A solid loses kinetic energy to become a liquid and then becomes a gas. A solid gains kinetic energy to become a liquid and then becomes a gas. A gas loses kinetic energy to become a liquid and then becomes a solid. A gas gains kinetic energy to become a liquid and then becomes a solid.

The correct answer is B. A solid gains kinetic energy to become a liquid and then becomes a gas.

Explanation:

In solids, particles are organized and tightly packed, due to this, they only vibrate, which implies the kinetic energy is quite low (energy related to motion). Additionally, when solids are exposed to heat and they change their state to liquid, the substance obtains kinetic energy and particles move more freely and are not as organized and solids. Also, this increases in gases, in which kinetic energy is high and particles move freely. Thus, in the diagram, the states solid, liquid, and gas are represented and in this, "a solid gains kinetic energy to become a liquid and then becomes a gas."