Solid and liquid states | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Complete the sentence. All materials and substances that behave the same can be ______ into categories.
- 'sorted' ✓
What state of matter is the water in the bottle?
- solid state
- liquid state ✓
- gas state
- melting state
- water state
The balloons are filled with helium, what state of matter is helium at room temperature?
- air state
- gas state ✓
- solid state
- liquid state
- carbon dioxide state
Liquid state is one of the states of matter. What are the other states of matter called?
- gas state ✓
- change of state
- melting state
- freezing state
- solid state ✓
All materials and substances can be sorted by the way they behave. Complete the sentence: These behaviours are called the ______ of a material or substance.
- 'properties' ✓
Match the property to the state of matter.
- can compress
  
  ⇔
  
  gas state ✓
- keeps its shape
  
  ⇔
  
  solid state ✓
- takes the shape of a container
  
  ⇔
  
  gas state and liquid state ✓
- cannot compress
  
  ⇔
  
  liquid and solid ✓

Substances can exist in three different states of matter. The solid state is one of the three states of matter, what are the other states of matter?
- mixture state
- liquid state ✓
- ice state
- gas state ✓
- air state
Match the state of matter to the example or a substance in that state.
- solid state
  
  ⇔
  
  ice ✓
- liquid state
  
  ⇔
  
  water ✓
- gas state
  
  ⇔
  
  steam ✓
Which of these descriptions describes how the the particles a solid state are arranged?
- arranged in a random pattern
- arranged in a regular pattern ✓
- not moving at all
- vibrating in a fixed position ✓
- free to move
Which of these descriptions describes how the particles in a liquid state are arranged?
- arranged in a random pattern ✓
- arranged in a regular pattern
- free to move ✓
- gaps between the particles
- no gaps between the particles ✓
A substance in the liquid state has particles that are free to move past their neighbouring particles, this means that they can ______ and can take the shape of a container.
- 'flow' ✓
A substance in the liquid state and solid state has no space between the particles. This means that substances in liquid states or solid states cannot be ______.
- 'compressed' ✓

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A substance may have a solid, liquid and gas state
In the solid state a substance has a fixed shape, it does not flow and cannot be compressed
In the liquid state a substance can flow, it fills the shape of its container and cannot be compressed
All substances are made of particles that are too small to see

Students think that the particles are embedded in the substance

Ensure that students are reminded that all matter is made of small particles and nothing is between the particles.

Solid state - the substance has a fixed shape and cannot be compressed
Liquid state - the substance can flow, it fills the shape of its container and cannot be compressed
Gas state - the substance does not have a fixed shape and will take the shape of its container
Flow - when a substance can be poured from one place to another
Compress - when a substance is made to take up less space (volume)