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Solid, Liquid or Gas?

Ice, water, steam: real photos to sort into solids, liquids and gases, and what happens when things melt, freeze, boil and condense.

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The questions

  1. 1

    Is this ice cube a solid or a liquid?

    • A liquid
    • A solid

    Answer: A solid

  2. 2

    Is this water a solid or a liquid?

    • A liquid
    • A solid

    Answer: A liquid

  3. 3

    Boiling water in this kettle turns into water vapour. Is water vapour a liquid or a gas?

    • A gas
    • A liquid

    Answer: A gas

  4. 4

    What is true about this wooden block?

    • It flows like water
    • It keeps its own shape
    • It spreads out to fill the room
    • It takes the shape of its cup

    Answer: It keeps its own shape

  5. 5

    You pour this orange juice from a carton into a tall glass. What happens to its shape?

    • It fills the whole room
    • It keeps the shape of the carton
    • It takes the shape of the glass
    • It turns into a solid

    Answer: It takes the shape of the glass

  6. 6

    A big balloon that carries people in a basket goes up because it is full of what?

    • Cold water
    • Hot air
    • Ice
    • Sand

    Answer: Hot air

  7. 7

    Honey pours very slowly. Is it a solid or a liquid?

    • A soft solid
    • A thick liquid

    Answer: A thick liquid

  8. 8

    Which of these is a solid?

    • A rock
    • Milk
    • Orange juice
    • Steam

    Answer: A rock

  9. 9

    What is happening to this ice cream?

    • It is boiling
    • It is condensing
    • It is freezing
    • It is melting

    Answer: It is melting

  10. 10

    What happens to water when you freeze it?

    • It disappears
    • It turns into air
    • It turns into ice
    • It turns into steam

    Answer: It turns into ice

  11. 11

    What happens to ice when you warm it up?

    • It condenses
    • It freezes
    • It grows
    • It melts

    Answer: It melts

  12. 12

    What happens to water when you boil it?

    • It gets heavier
    • It turns into ice
    • It turns into juice
    • It turns into steam

    Answer: It turns into steam

  13. 13

    What do we call it when a gas turns back into a liquid?

    • Condensation
    • Evaporation
    • Freezing
    • Melting

    Answer: Condensation

  14. 14

    What do we call it when a liquid slowly turns into a gas?

    • Condensation
    • Evaporation
    • Freezing
    • Melting

    Answer: Evaporation

  15. 15

    Which kind of matter keeps its own shape?

    • Gases
    • Liquids
    • Liquids and gases
    • Solids

    Answer: Solids

  16. 16

    Which kind of matter takes the shape of its container but does not fill it all?

    • Gases
    • Liquids
    • Solids
    • Solids and gases

    Answer: Liquids

  17. 17

    Which kind of matter spreads out to fill a whole room?

    • Gases
    • Liquids
    • Solids
    • Solids and liquids

    Answer: Gases

  18. 18

    Why do water drops appear on a cold glass?

    • It is raining inside
    • The glass is leaking
    • The glass is melting
    • Water from the air condenses on it

    Answer: Water from the air condenses on it

  19. 19

    Which is NOT a liquid?

    • Milk
    • Oil
    • Sand
    • Water

    Answer: Sand

  20. 20

    At what temperature does water freeze?

    • −50 °C
    • 0 °C
    • 100 °C
    • 50 °C

    Answer: 0 °C