Y7 - Topic 1 - Solids, liquids and gases - 1

Which of these materials will have similar properties?

• air, oxygen, ice

• water, iron, air

• iron, stone, wood

• oil, water, wood

A solid, like rock, has......

• a shape which is easy to change but its volume is fixed

• a shape which is fixed but it can change its volume

• a shape and a volume which are both easy to change

• a shape and volume which are both fixed

All liquids......

• have a fixed volume and take the shape of their container

• have a fixed volume and a fixed shape

• will spread out until their volume has doubled

• can change their volume but not their shape

Gases......

• spread out until they fill the space around them

• do not spread out

• cannot be poured

• keep their shape

Everything is made up of......

• particles which are arranged differently in solids, liquids and gases

• particles which are arranged in the same way in solids, liquids and gases

• water particles

• nothing

In which of the 3 states of matter are the particles arranged like this?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

In which of the 3 states of matter are the particles arranged like this?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

In which of the 3 states of matter are the particles arranged like this?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Which of these statements describes the movement of the particles in a solid?

• They vibrate around a fixed position

• They do not move at all

• They move around each other

• They move quickly in all directions

Which of these statements describes the movement of the particles in a gas?

• They vibrate around a fixed position

• They do not move at all

• They move around each other

• They move quickly in all directions