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States of Matter Properties

Help the science team explain what happens to matter during a hot Australian summer. Read each question carefully and use what you know about particles, solids, liquids and gases.

Sort the evidence

A field team finds these materials: a metal drink bottle, water, air inside a beach ball, honey, a smooth pebble and steam rising from a kettle. Classify each as a solid, liquid or gas.

Metal drink bottle: __________________

Water: __________________

Air in a beach ball: __________________

Honey: __________________

Smooth pebble: __________________

Steam from a kettle: __________________

1.Which statement best compares a liquid with a gas?
  • Both keep a fixed shape and fixed volume.
  • A liquid keeps a fixed volume but takes the shape of its container; a gas spreads out to fill its container.
  • A liquid fills its container, but a gas keeps a fixed shape.
  • Neither has particles.
2.The particles in a solid are completely still.
TrueFalse
3.In which state are particles spread far apart throughout their container?
4.Choose the best description of how particles move in a liquid.
  • They vibrate in fixed positions only.
  • They slide past one another while staying close together.
  • They are still and have no movement.
  • They move freely far apart and always leave the container.
5.A puddle dries up on a sunny footpath. What happens to some of the liquid water?
6.Water vapour touches the outside of a cold drink bottle and forms tiny drops. Name the change of state and the two states involved.
7.An ice block is left on a plate in a warm kitchen. Describe what happens to its state and explain what heating does to its particles.
8.A balloon gets bigger when more air is blown into it. Explain why adding a gas can change the balloon’s size.
9.A material keeps the same volume but changes shape when poured from a cup into a bowl. What state is it? Give one clue from the description that supports your answer.

2 printable pages

  • States of Matter Properties, page 1 of 2: Sort the evidence

    Page 1

  • States of Matter Properties, page 2 of 2: 4. Choose the best description of how particles move in a liquid.

    Page 2

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