Materials - Solids, Liquids And Gases

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You have learned a lot about different materials. But materials are not just solid things. Liquids like water are also materials. Gasses like air are also materials. You can divide up materials into solids, liquids and gasses. But water can change from one to the other. Water freezes to make ice. Water boils to make steam. Let’s find out a little bit more about solids, liquids and gasses.

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Hannah is stirring a drink with a spoon. The spoon is a _____.

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Fluid

What do you like to drink?

When water gets very cold, it freezes. It turns into ice. Which one of these is a solid?

Water

Raindrops

Ice

Lemonade

Water freezes at 0^oC (centigrade)

The picture shows two hot-air balloons. Which one of these is a gas?

The air inside the balloons

The metal of the cars

The wood of the trees

The fabric of the balloons

Hot air rises. That’s how hot-air balloons float up into the sky

Which one of these is a solid?

The air

The wood of the boat

The water

None of these

Have you ever been in a rowboat?

Mira is pouring a fizzy drink out of a can. Which one of these is a liquid?

The metal can

The drink

The bubbles

The air

The bubbles are bubbles of air

Some solids are not very hard. Butter is a soft material. Adam takes the butter out of the fridge and puts it into a warm room. What happens to the butter? The butter in the warm room is ______.