Matter and its States: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Year 4 Science

Question 1

Which action will make ice melt the fastest?

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Adding warm water to it

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Adding sugar to it

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Adding salt to it

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Adding cold water to it

Question 2

What happens to the particles in a substance when it melts?

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They move further apart

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They move closer together

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They stay the same distance apart

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They disappear

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of condensation?

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Water droplets forming on a cold window

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Ice turning into water

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Steam rising from a kettle

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Water freezing in a freezer

Question 4

When a gas becomes a liquid, the process is called:

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Condensation

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Melting

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Freezing

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Evaporation

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a change of state?

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Rusting

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Melting

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Boiling

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Freezing

Question 6

What happens to the temperature of a substance as it melts?

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It stays the same

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It increases

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It decreases

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It depends on the substance

Question 7

What is the opposite of evaporation?

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Condensation

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Melting

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Freezing

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Sublimation

Question 8

When a solid turns into a liquid, it is called:

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Melting

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Freezing

Question 9

Which process causes a liquid to turn into a gas?

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Evaporation

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Freezing

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Deposition

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Condensation

Question 10

When a gas turns directly into a solid, it is called:

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Deposition

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Sublimation

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Condensation

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Evaporation

Question 11

True or False: The particles in a solid are arranged in a specific pattern and are tightly packed.

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True

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False

Question 12

Which state of matter has the lowest energy?

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 13

What happens to the volume of a substance when it changes from a liquid to a gas?

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Increases

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Decreases

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Stays the same

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of sublimation?

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Dry ice disappearing

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Ice melting

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Water vapor forming on a cold surface

Question 15

When a liquid turns into a solid, what is this process called?

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Freezing

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Melting

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Evaporation

Question 16

Which of these is a gas?

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Water vapour

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Ice

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Liquid nitrogen

Question 17

When a gas turns into a liquid, what is this process called?

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Freezing

Question 18

When ice melts, what happens to its particles?

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They speed up and get further apart.

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They slow down and get closer together.

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They change shape but stay the same distance apart.

Question 19

What is the name of the process by which water vapour in the air turns into liquid water?

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Condensation

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Freezing

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Evaporation

Question 20

When a gas is cooled to a very low temperature, it can turn into a:

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Solid

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Liquid

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Plasma

Question 21

Which of these is NOT a common state of matter that you can see or touch?

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Plasma

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 22

When ice melts, what does it turn into?

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Liquid water

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Gas

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Plasma

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Solid water

Question 23

When a gas becomes a liquid, what is happening?

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Melting

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Freezing

Question 24

Which of these is a good conductor of heat?

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Metal

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Wood

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Plastic

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Rubber

Question 25

When a solid turns directly into a gas, it is called:

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Sublimation

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Melting

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Freezing

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Condensation

Question 26

Which of these is a property of liquids?

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Can flow

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Definite shape

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Definite volume

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No definite shape or volume

Question 27

When water freezes, it turns into:

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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Plasma

Question 28

Solids have a specific shape and volume, liquids take the shape of their container, and gases have no definite shape or volume. Which is a property of solids?

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Have a definite shape and volume

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Flow easily

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Can be compressed easily

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Expand to fill their container

Question 29

When a popsicle slowly turns into a liquid on a hot day, what is happening?

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Melting

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Freezing

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Evaporation

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Condensation

Question 30

When water boils in a kettle, what process is changing the water into steam?

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Evaporation

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Freezing

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Boiling

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Condensation

Question 31

Clothes dry faster on a windy day than on a still day. Which of these factors affects the speed of drying?

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Wind

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Temperature

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Amount of water in the clothes

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Material of the clothes

Question 32

When water vapour in the air turns back into liquid water, what process is happening?

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Freezing

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Melting

Question 33

In which state of matter are particles spread out the most and moving the quickest?

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Gas

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Solid

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Liquid

Question 34

When water vapor changes directly into ice, what is this process called?

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Deposition

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Melting

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Freezing

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Condensation

Question 35

What happens to dry ice as it disappears?

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Turns directly into a gas

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Melts into a liquid

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Boils and turns into steam

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Condenses into a liquid

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a state of matter that substances can exist in?

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Plasma

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Gas

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Liquid

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Solid

Question 37

When water transforms from a liquid to a solid, it is undergoing the process called:

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Freezing

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Condensation

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Melting

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Evaporation

Question 38

When a liquid substance transforms into a gas, it is undergoing the process known as:

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Evaporation

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Melting

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Condensation

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Freezing

Question 39

Which of the following represents a physical change, rather than a chemical change?

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Melting

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Rusting

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Cooking

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Burning

Question 40

When a gas transforms into a liquid, it undergoes the process called:

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Condensation

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Melting

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Freezing

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Evaporation

Question 41

When a solid substance transforms into a liquid, it is undergoing the process known as:

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Melting

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Freezing

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Evaporation

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Condensation

Question 42

Which of the following is considered a chemical change and not a physical change?

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Burning

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Freezing

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Melting

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Condensation

Question 43

When water reaches its boiling point and transforms into a vapor, it undergoes the process called:

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Evaporation

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Freezing

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Melting

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Condensation

Question 44

Which of these is a solid?

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Ice

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Water

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Steam

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Air

Question 45

What happens when water turns into ice?

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Freezing

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Melting

Question 46

What state of matter is the air we breathe?

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Gas

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Plasma

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Solid

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Liquid

Question 47

Which process happens when water changes into a gas?

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Evaporation

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Freezing

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Condensation

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Melting

Question 48

What happens to the tiny particles in water when it turns into ice?

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They move closer together and vibrate less.

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They move further apart and vibrate more.

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They move closer together and vibrate more.

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They move further apart and vibrate less.

Question 49

Which of these is a change where the substance stays the same?

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Melting ice

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Burning wood

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Rusting iron

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Digesting food

Question 50

What makes ice melt?

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Increase in temperature

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Decrease in temperature

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Decrease in pressure

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Increase in pressure

Question 51

What happens when water vapor in the air cools down?

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It condenses.

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It evaporates.

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It freezes.

Question 52

Which change of state happens without needing a change in temperature?

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Sublimation

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Freezing

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Evaporation

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Melting