kyky and chemical reactions

here's one of the many ways how my daughter totally keeps me entertained.

one day last week or two weeks ago after it had been quite cold here, it had started raining quite a bit. we were driving home from church when she asks me...

"daddy? is it warmer than the other night?"
"why, yeah it is a bit warmer"
"daddy? why is it warmer when it rains?"

here was my chance to stump her...

"kyky, it's warmer because when it rains water changes it's state from gas to liquid. in doing so, it releases heat. state changes usually means that either energy is used up or released. these are called exothermic and endothermic reactions. when it rains, gas water is turned to liquid water, an exothermic reaction where energy in the form of heat is released. and that's why it's warmer when it rains sometimes."

about a 3 second pause where i think i have finally...

"daddy? i think it rains because God knows we needed the rain for water. water for the animals, and plants and people. so we can have water to drink for everyone...even if animals drink water in mud. and it's warmer because God knows we've had enough cold and too many people are sick from it being cold..."

yup...she's definitely her mother's daughter and infinitely smarter than i am...