Solids Liquids Gases

Question 1

What is matter?

Answer 1

Anything that takes up space and has mass

Question 2

Something that has a definite shape, mass and volume is a…

Answer 2

Solid

Question 3

Something that has a definite mass and volume but NO definite shape is a…

Answer 3

Liquid

Question 4

Something that has a definite mass but NO definite shape or volume is a…

Answer 4

Gas

Question 5

Water that has turned into a gas is called…

Answer 5

Water vapor

Question 6

All matter is made up of tiny particles called…

Answer 6

Atoms

Question 7

If you want to change a solid into a liquid you have to…

Answer 7

Melt it (needs heat)

Question 8

If you want to change a liquid into a solid you have to…

Answer 8

Freeze it (gives off heat)

Question 9

If you want to change a liquid into a gas you have to…

Answer 9

Evaporate it (needs heat)

Question 10

If you want to change a gas into a liquid you have to…

Answer 10

Condense it (gives off heat)

Question 11

Name the 5 steps of the water cycle.

Answer 11

Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Infiltration
Surface run-off

Question 12

What are the 3 forms of precipitation?

Answer 12

Rain
Snow
Hail

Question 13

How do clouds form?

Answer 13

Warm air rises.
It expands and cools.
But cool air can’t hold as much water vapor as warm air.
So that leftover water vapor changes to floating micro dust dressed in a water drop jersey.
This water drop makes a billion friends and forms a CLOUD.

Question 14

Define volume

Answer 14

The amount of space that matter takes up