As you see here, it is winter time. Ava, our beautiful ice skater, is preparing for her ice skating competition. The water she is on is frozen, which means the water went from a liquid to a solid. The particles in the water slow down, which is lower kinetic energy, and they move closer together, which is lower potential energy as the thermal energy is removed.
Condensation
As you can see, our ice skater's rink has melted. Ava can no longer ice skate, but she can go fishing with her dad. The water where they are catching their fish from is melted, which means the water went from a solid to a liquid. The particles in the water speed up, which is higher kinetic energy, and they move farther apart, which is higher potential energy as thermal energy is added.
Precipitation
It is raining outside today, which means Ava and her dad can't go fishing. But, don't worry Ava! The rain will soon evaporate, which is when a liquid changes into a gas. The particles speed up , which is higher kinetic energy, and they move farther apart, which is higher potential energy as thermal energy is added.
It finally stopped raining! Today, Ava and her dad decided to go to the beach to swim. But, look there are clouds in the sky because it rained. This is called condensation, which is where a gas changes to a liquid. The particles slow down, which is lower kinetic energy, and they move closer together, which is lower potential energy as thermal energy is removed.
You remember those clouds in the sky when Ava and her dad went to the beach? Well, those clouds let go of all the rain they were holding. Today, since they can't go anywhere, Ava and her dad decided to watch movies and play board games together.