Directions: 1. Look around your house and find 2 examples of each state of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. 2. List them in the correct column in the table below. 3. Write what you observed that helped you decide the state of matter for each item. | State of Matter | Example from Home | What I Observed | |---|---|---| | Solid | 1. 2. | | | Liquid | 1. 2. | | | Gas | 1. 2. | |
Answer (1)
To complete this activity, you need to identify objects around your home that represent each state of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Here is how you can approach this task:
Solid:
Example 1: Table - Tables are hard and maintain a fixed shape. They do not flow like liquids or escape like gases.
Example 2: Book - Books are rigid and keep their shape unless acted upon by an outside force.
Liquid:
Example 1: Water - Water takes the shape of the container it is in. It's not fixed like solids and can flow.
Example 2: Juice - Just like water, juice conforms to the container's shape, and can be easily poured.
Gas:
Example 1: Air - Air is invisible but fills the space of the container it is in, such as rooms in your house.
Example 2: Steam - When water boils, it turns into steam, which you can often see rising from the surface. It spreads to fill the available space just like air.
In summary, solids have a fixed shape and volume, liquids have a fixed volume but not a fixed shape, and gases do not have a fixed shape or volume and will expand to fill their container. Make sure to carefully observe the properties of each example to determine its state of matter.
