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States of Matter
Matter is what objects and substances are made of. Help sort the clues and solve the mystery. Read each question carefully; use the diagrams where shown.
Clue 1: Sort the Samples
A collection of mystery samples has arrived at the science table.
1.Which state of matter is a wooden ruler? Choose the best answer.
- Solid
- Liquid
- Gas
2.Mere pours apple juice from a bottle into a cup. Which state of matter is the juice?
- Solid
- Liquid
- Gas
3.A bicycle tyre is pumped full of air. What state of matter is the air inside it?
- Solid
- Liquid
- Gas
4.Match each description to the state of matter: keeps its own shape; flows and takes the shape of its container; spreads out to fill available space.
- Keeps its own shape
- Flows and takes the shape of its container
- Spreads out to fill available space
- Gas
- Solid
- Liquid
Clue 2: What Happens When Matter Changes?
Heating or cooling can change one state of matter into another.
5.A frozen puddle warms in the sun and becomes water. Fill in the blanks: The ice is a . The water is a .
6.True or false? When liquid water freezes, it changes into a solid.
TrueFalse
7.A puddle slowly disappears on a warm day. Explain what happens to some of its liquid water.
8.Tiny water drops can appear on the outside of a cold glass. They came from water vapour in the air. What change of state happened as the vapour became drops?
Clue 3: Solve the Science Mystery
Use what you know about solids, liquids and gases to explain your thinking.
9.A sealed balloon gets bigger when more air is pumped into it. What does this show about gas?
10.Explain one way a liquid behaves differently from a solid. Give an example of each.
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