States of Matter and Their Properties

What are the three states in which water can exist?

• Solid, liquid, and gas

• Ice, water, and steam

• Frozen, melted, and evaporated

• Hard, soft, and invisible

What is a characteristic of solids?

• They always take the shape of their container

• They have a definite shape

• They spread out to fill any space

• They flow easily

How do liquids behave when poured into a container?

• They keep their original shape

• They become solid

• They spread out and fill the container

• They disappear

What happens to gases when they are in a space?

• They stay in one small area

• They form a solid block

• They spread out to fill all available space

• They turn into liquid

How are the particles arranged in a solid?

• They are far apart and move randomly

• They are free to move around but stay in contact

• They are in a fixed framework and vibrate

• They are constantly changing shape

How do particles move in a liquid?

• They are fixed in place

• They move quickly and randomly

• They are free to move around but stay in contact

• They do not move at all

How far apart are the particles in a gas?

• They are very close together

• They are in contact but can slide past each other

• They are far apart

• They are tightly packed

What do solid, liquid, and gas represent?

• Different types of energy

• The three states of matter

• Different kinds of mixtures

• Ways to make things disappear