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States of Matter

A chilly morning in Aotearoa has left frost on the grass, droplets on a window and mist above a hot drink. Use the particle model to explain what is happening. Answer every question; use scientific vocabulary where you can.

Read the investigation

Mere puts a few ice cubes in a metal pot and warms it gently. The ice becomes liquid water. As the water gets hotter, bubbles form throughout it and water vapour leaves the pot. Later, the vapour touches a cool lid and forms tiny liquid droplets. If the liquid is cooled further, it freezes into solid ice again. The substance is still water at every stage: its particles have not changed into a different substance.

1.In the particle model, which description best fits a solid such as ice?
  • Particles are far apart and travel freely in every direction.
  • Particles are close together, can slide past one another and take the shape of their container.
  • Particles are closely packed in fixed positions and vibrate about those positions.
  • Particles do not move at all.
2.When Mere warms the ice and it melts, what happens to the water particles?
  • They become larger particles.
  • They gain energy and can move past one another more freely.
  • They change into a different type of particle.
  • They stop moving.
3.Choose all the examples that are gases at ordinary room temperature.
  • Oxygen in the air
  • Milk in a glass
  • Water vapour in the air
  • An ice cube
  • Carbon dioxide in a fizzy drink's bubbles
4.Solid ice changing to liquid water is called .
5.Liquid water changing to gas is called .
6.Gas changing to liquid is called .
7.The droplets on the cool lid form as water vapour changes back into liquid. Explain what happens to the water particles as the vapour cools.
8.A sealed syringe contains air. When its plunger is pushed in, the air takes up less space. Explain why a gas can be compressed much more easily than a liquid or solid.
9.For each state, describe the usual particle arrangement and movement, then give one example. Include solids, liquids and gases.
10.The pot's water bubbles as it is heated. Explain how boiling differs from evaporation, and name the change of state taking place.
11.Mere says, “When ice melts, its particles melt and become liquid particles.” Correct this explanation using the particle model.

2 printable pages

  • States of Matter, page 1 of 2: Read the investigation

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  • States of Matter, page 2 of 2: 6. Gas changing to liquid is called .

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