Difference between revisions of "State of Matter"

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Key Stage 2

Meaning

State of matter means whether a material is solid, liquid or gas.

About States of Matter

Materials can be solid, liquid or gas.

The state of matter can be changed by heating or cooling the material.

Heating can turn a solid into a liquid. This is called melting.

Heating can turn a liquid to a gas. This is called evaporating.

Cooling can turn a gas into a liquid. This is called condensing.

Cooling can turn a liquid into solid. This is called freezing.


Brick is a solid material.	Water is a liquid material.	Inside the balloon is a gas called helium.

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