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: Cooling can turn a [[gas]] into a [[liquid]]. This is called [[condensing]].
: Cooling can turn a [[liquid]] into [[solid]]. This is called [[freezing]].
 
====Solid====
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|+ Solids are a '''state of matter''' that:
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|[[File:SolidPourBrickRed.png|center|600px200px]]|[[File:Water.png|center|200px]]|[[File:Balloon.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:600px200px; text-align:leftcenter;" |*Cannot be poured[[Brick]] is a [[solid]] material.*Hold their shape if you leave them alone| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Water]] is a [[liquid]] material.*Do not flow| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Inside the balloon is a [[gas]] called [[helium]].
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|[[File:SolidSquash.png|center|500px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:left;" |'''Solids''' cannot be squashed into a smaller size. You can change their shape by squashing, but their size stays the same.
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Examples of solid [[Material|materials]]:
*Brick
*Wood
*Plastic
*Glass
*Ice
 
====Liquid====
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Liquids are a '''state of matter''' that:
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|[[File:LiquidPour.png|center|600px]]
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*Can be poured and will flow.
*Cannot hold their shape
*Fit the shape of the container.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:LiquidSquash.png|center|500px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:left;" |'''Liquids''' cannot be squashed into a smaller size. You can change their shape, but their size stays the same.
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Examples of liquid [[Material|materials]]:
*Water
*Oil
 
====Gas====
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Gases are a '''state of matter''' that:
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|[[File:GasPour.png|center|600px]]
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*Cannot hold their shape.
*Fit the shape of their container.
*Can be poured and will flow.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:GasSquash.png|center|500px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:left;" |'''Gases''' can be squashed into a smaller size.
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Examples of gas [[Material|materials]]:
*Air (A mixture of gases, mostly nitrogen and oxygen)
*Steam