1. Phase changes occur when heat is added to or removed from a substance. During heating, heat can increase the kinetic energy of particles, resulting in a temperature rise, or be used to overcome attractive forces between particles without a temperature change.
2. A heating curve shows the temperature changes that occur when a substance is heated. Regions of no temperature change indicate a phase change where heat is used to change the arrangement of particles rather than increase kinetic energy.
3. A cooling curve shows the reverse process of what occurs during heating. Temperature decreases or remains constant as attractive forces form or a phase change occurs when heat is removed from the substance.