States of Matter
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas.
What word tells how heavy something is?
What do we use to fill a swimming pool—solid, liquid, or gas?
Liquid (water)
A toy duck floats on water. Is the duck a solid, liquid, or gas?
Solid.
What tool do we use to measure temperature?
Thermometer
Which state of matter keeps its shape and size?
Solid.
If something feels "bumpy" or "smooth", what property are we describing?
Texture.
What state of matter do we use to fill a birthday balloon?
Gas (air or helium)
Juice poured into a glass. Does it take the shape of the glass? Why or why not?
Yes, it takes the shape of the glass. Because juice is a liquid.
Which word means a solid can stick to a magnet?
Magnetic (or magnetic property).
What state of matter is air?
Gas.
Which property tells if something bends without breaking?
Flexibility.
What state of matter is used to build a house? Give an example of one material
Solid (Wood, stone, metal, brick, etc.)
Picture Clue! Name one solid, one liquid, and one gas you can see in the picture of the pool.
Answers will vary
Which property describes how hard or soft an object is?
Hardness
Which state of matter fills the shape of any container it is in?
Picture clue! Name two properties we can use to describe this ball.
Any two: size, texture, color, weight, hardness.
Why might you use ice cubes in lemonade? What will happen to the ice cubes?
To make the lemonade colder. The ice cubes will melt.
When a balloon pops in our classroom. What happens to the gas inside it? What shape is it?
The gas escapes into the air. It takes the shape of our classroom!
What do we call anything that takes up space and has weight? (Hint: It comes in 3 states)
Matter.
What happens to a solid when it gets very hot? Give an example.
Example Answer: It melts and changes into a liquid. Example: Ice melts into water when it gets warm.
A metal water bottle and a rubber water balloon can both hold water.
How are their properties different? (List at least 3!)
Hardness, Flexibility, Weight, Texture, (Magnetic?)
Why do we use a metal pot to cook soup instead of a plastic bowl?
Because a property of metal is that it can handle heat, but plastic might melt.
You put water in a pot and keep it on the stove. It boils for a very long time. Afterwards, there is no water in the pot! What happened to the water?
The liquid water turned into gas (water vapor) and evaporated.
What vocabulary word did we learn that talks about the use of an object?
Purpose.