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States of Matter Chart

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States of Matter Chart

Explore solids, liquids and gases. Read each question carefully and use the information in the questions and sorting columns to help you.

What makes matter?

1.An empty-looking balloon gets bigger when you blow into it. Which statement best describes the air inside?
  • It is matter because it has mass and takes up space.
  • It is not matter because we cannot see it.
  • It is a liquid because it moves around.
  • It is not matter because it is light.
2.A metal spoon keeps its shape on the table and has a definite volume. Which state of matter is it?
3.Complete the idea: A liquid has a definite but takes the of its container.
Place each item in the correct column: ice cube, orange juice, oxygen in a cylinder, wooden block, milk, air in a football. Write each item once.

SOLIDS

LIQUIDS

GASES

4.Why does orange juice belong in the liquid column rather than the solid column? Give one property of liquids.
5.True or false? A gas spreads out to fill the space available to it.
TrueFalse

Follow the water

6.What change happens when an ice cube is heated and becomes liquid water?
7.A puddle slowly disappears on a warm day. Which change of state explains this?
  • Freezing: liquid to solid
  • Condensing: gas to liquid
  • Evaporating: liquid to gas
  • Melting: solid to liquid
8.Water droplets form on the outside of a cold drinks bottle. Explain where the droplets come from and name the change of state.
9.Imagine a tray of water left in a freezer. Describe the change of state and explain what happens to the water particles as it cools.

2 printable pages

  • Questions introduce matter and sort solids, liquids and gases.

    Page 1

  • Questions explore melting, evaporation, condensation and freezing through everyday water examples.

    Page 2

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