The best transition between the four options presented to represent a time when water molecules are moving closer together would be A. Frost forms on a window pane.
The closest distance that the water molecules can do is when the water is in the state of being solid. It is known that the solid state of matter has the closest distance from molecule to molecule that when a molecule tries to move, the others move as well creating a vibration and thus producing heat in the process. When they are in a liquid state, they are quite far from each other. In a gas state, they really are far from each. This explains the difference in their characteristics.
To have a uniform field. The field is the voltage between the plates divided by the distance between the plates. If the distance varies so would the field between them.
The answer is the last choice.
Its electrical potential energy stays the same because it has the same electric potential. The reason why is that moving the charge towards X does not change the distance of the negative charge between the plates. The Electrical potential energy of a particle is the result energy by virtue of its position from the electrical fields produce by the plates both positive and negative. Since the charge is still equidistant to each other (assuming based from the diagram) no change in terms of electrical energy consumption or work was done.