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States of Matter Properties

Use the clues and particle descriptions to investigate how solids, liquids, and gases behave. Answer each question using evidence.

The Ice-Cream Cart Challenge

On a warm afternoon, Jamal helps run an ice-cream cart. She puts ice cubes in a cooler, pours lemonade into a bottle, and notices air filling the space around the bottles. Later, the ice cubes melt, and a cold bottle develops water droplets on its outside.

1.Which statement best describes the ice cubes before they melt?
  • They have a definite shape and a definite volume.
  • They have no definite shape but a definite volume.
  • They have no definite shape or volume.
2.The lemonade takes the shape of its bottle. What happens to its volume when it is poured into a differently shaped cup?
3.Choose all properties that describe the air around the bottles.
  • It has a definite shape.
  • It has an indefinite shape.
  • It has a definite volume.
  • It has an indefinite volume and spreads to fill available space.
4.Match each state of matter to the particle description that fits it best.
  • Solid
  • Liquid
  • Gas
  • Particles far apart that move freely
  • Particles packed closely; they vibrate in place
  • Particles close together that slide past one another
5.Complete the changes of state: ice warming into liquid water is called ; liquid water changing into water vapor is called .
6.As a liquid warms before it changes into a gas, what happens to the particles’ motion and kinetic energy?
7.The cold bottle develops droplets on its outside. Are the droplets liquid water or water vapor? Explain how they formed.
8.A sealed, rigid bottle contains air. If the air is warmed, its particles move faster. Does the air’s volume increase if the bottle cannot expand? Explain.
9.Jamal says, “A gas has no volume because you cannot see it.” Is her claim correct? Use the air in a pumped-up basketball to support your answer.
10.Name one solid, one liquid, and one gas you might find at an ice-cream cart. For each, explain one property that shows its state.

2 printable pages

  • States of Matter Properties, page 1 of 2: The Ice-Cream Cart Challenge

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  • States of Matter Properties, page 2 of 2: 5. Complete the changes of state: ice warming into liquid water is called ; liquid

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