Sensible heat is absorbed by a material as it changes from a solid to a liquid state and from a liquid to a gaseous state.

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Sensible heat is energy that causes a temperature change without a phase change. Latent heat, on the other hand, is heat that is absorbed or released during a phase change without causing a temperature change. Therefore, it is true that sensible heat is absorbed during the phase changes from solid to liquid and from liquid to gas.

Sensible Heat Is Absorbed by a Material as It Changes