STATES OF MATTER

GUIDED PRACTICE
BY LANEY LEE
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STATES OF MATTER Name: _____________
Matter is all around you. It’s anything you
can touch or feel. Determine if each of the 1. DESK YES or NO
things listed at the right is or is not matter. 2. WATER YES or NO
After you finish categorizing the 10 items, 3. AIR YES or NO
check your answers at the bottom of the 4. LIGHT YES or NO
next page. How did you do?
5. YOUR BODY YES or NO
What is Matter? 6. BACKPACK YES or NO
Now that we know that matter can look a lot 7. DIRT YES or NO
of different ways, let’s dive deeper into what
8. JUICE YES or NO
it is. Everything in the universe is either
matter (things we can touch) or energy (the 9. PAPER YES or NO
power to move or change matter). If you 10. THE SUN YES or NO
missed number 4, that’s because light is an
example of energy. You can’t touch it. The
rest of the things listed are all examples of matter.

Matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms. These particles can combine with
other atoms to become molecules. For example, two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen
atom can combine to create a water molecule! The qualities of the objects around
you depend on what kind of atoms they are made of and how those atoms are
arranged.

Your desk is firm while the water in your bottle is able to slosh around. The reason
for these differences can be found at a molecular level. The desk and the water are
made of different kinds of atoms. But what if we freeze the water to become as solid
as the desk? How do you explain that?

Matter Changes State

Heat is a measure of how fast the particles of a substance
are moving. When particles are moving really fast, that
substance can be called “hot.” When particles are moving
slow, we call it “cold.” A solid has the lowest resting
temperature of all the states of matter. That means that its
particles are barely moving. For that reason, they can
become very closely packed together. This gives the solid
the tough quality that we expect from wood, glass, and
SOLID other solid times.

As energy is added to the solid, the particles will begin to move faster. They will
vibrate and shift around. Sometimes, they may even break out of the solid structure
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STATES OF MATTER Name: _____________
they had formed, and enter into a more flexible, or fluid state. The process we are
describing is called melting. Melting happens whenever a solid is heated to the point
that its particles become so active that they no longer hold their shape. Different
substances melt at different temperatures. Scientists call this its melting point.

Liquids are in a state of matter with a mid level range of

heat. Their particles are freely moving around, and are
defined by their tendency to take the shape of whatever
object they are contained in. The atoms and molecules of a
liquid are still not moving fast enough to escape gravity,
though.

When enough heat is added to liquid, the particles speed up

even more. Eventually, they may break free from gravity’s
grip and float freely around whatever container they are in.
LIQUID
This process of turning liquid to gas is known as
evaporation. A gas has the most energy of all the states
of matter, and that means that its particles are moving
the fastest. The particles move so fast and they expand
to completely fill any container they are in.

Matter can change state in the other direction as well.

When as gas is cooled enough it will return to a liquid
state in a process known as condensation. This is the
GAS process that is responsible for turning clouds to rain.

Liquid, when cooled, can return to a solid state as well. As its particles slow down
they eventually reform a solid structure. This process is known as freezing.

How Common are State Changes?

Every substance can become all 3 states. Even rock can become liquid, which we
see happen naturally in volcanoes! If we heated them even more, they would
become a gas too. Usually, in nature, temperatures don’t get high or low enough for
many common items to change states.

Water, on the other hand, easily changes state even at common Earth temperatures.
It’s not unlikely to encounter solid, liquid, and gas water all in the same day! It’s
considered a special quality of water that it can change state so easily. Without it, the
water cycle (which supports all life on Earth) would cease to exist.

EVERYTHING IS MATTER EXCEPT NUMBER 4.

©Laney Lee
STATES OF MATTER Name: _____________
Give the correct definition for the following changes in state of matter.

________________
GAS LIQUID

________________
SOLID LIQUID

________________
LIQUID SOLID

________________
LIQUID GAS

Draw the behavior of the particles in each state.

SOLID LIQUID GAS

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STATES OF MATTER Name: _____________
Cut out the examples below. Glue the objects under their correct state of matter.

SOLID LIQUID GAS

WATER VAPOR OCEAN DIAMOND

ICE CREAM OXYGEN BLOOD
SMOKE SNOW BONE
MILK JUICE HELIUM
RAIN AIR GLASS
©Laney Lee
STATES OF MATTER Name: _____________
The graph below shows a substance changing state as the temperature drops.
Study the graph to answer the questions below.

A
B
C
D
E

1. At which point in the graph is the substance a gas?

2. At which point is it a liquid?

3. At which point is it a solid?

4. Where is condensation happening?

5. At what temperature does this substance begin to condense?

6. Where is freezing happening?

7. At what temperature does this substance begin to freeze?

©Laney Lee
states of matter
guided practice
BY LANEY LEE
STATES OF MATTER Name: _____________
Matter is all around you. It’s anything you
can touch or feel. Determine if each of the 1. DESK YES or NO
things listed at the right is or is not matter. 2. WATER YES or NO
After you finish categorizing the 10 items, 3. AIR YES or NO
check your answers at the bottom of the 4. LIGHT YES or NO
next page. How did you do?
5. YOUR BODY YES or NO
What is Matter? 6. BACKPACK YES or NO
Now that we know that matter can look a lot 7. DIRT YES or NO
of different ways, let’s dive deeper into what
8. JUICE YES or NO
it is. Everything in the universe is either
matter (things we can touch) or energy (the 9. PAPER YES or NO
power to move or change matter). If you 10. THE SUN YES or NO
missed number 4, that’s because light is an
example of energy. You can’t touch it. The
rest of the things listed are all examples of matter.

Matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms. These particles can combine with
other atoms to become molecules. For example, two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen
atom can combine to create a water molecule! The qualities of the objects around
you depend on what kind of atoms they are made of and how those atoms are
arranged.

Your desk is firm while the water in your bottle is able to slosh around. The reason
for these differences can be found at a molecular level. The desk and the water are
made of different kinds of atoms. But what if we freeze the water to become as solid
as the desk? How do you explain that?

Matter Changes State

Heat is a measure of how fast the particles of a substance
are moving. When particles are moving really fast, that
substance can be called “hot.” When particles are moving
slow, we call it “cold.” A solid has the lowest resting
temperature of all the states of matter. That means that its
particles are barely moving. For that reason, they can
become very closely packed together. This gives the solid
the tough quality that we expect from wood, glass, and
SOLID other solid times.

As energy is added to the solid, the particles will begin to move faster. They will
vibrate and shift around. Sometimes, they may even break out of the solid structure
©Laney Lee
STATES OF MATTER Name: _____________
they had formed, and enter into a more flexible, or fluid state. The process we are
describing is called melting. Melting happens whenever a solid is heated to the point
that its particles become so active that they no longer hold their shape. Different
substances melt at different temperatures. Scientists call this its melting point.

Liquids are in a state of matter with a mid level range of

heat. Their particles are freely moving around, and are
defined by their tendency to take the shape of whatever
object they are contained in. The atoms and molecules of a
liquid are still not moving fast enough to escape gravity,
though.

When enough heat is added to liquid, the particles speed up

even more. Eventually, they may break free from gravity’s
grip and float freely around whatever container they are in.
LIQUID
This process of turning liquid to gas is known as
evaporation. A gas has the most energy of all the states
of matter, and that means that its particles are moving
the fastest. The particles move so fast and they expand
to completely fill any container they are in.

Matter can change state in the other direction as well.

When as gas is cooled enough it will return to a liquid
state in a process known as condensation. This is the
GAS process that is responsible for turning clouds to rain.

Liquid, when cooled, can return to a solid state as well. As its particles slow down
they eventually reform a solid structure. This process is known as freezing.

How Common are State Changes?

Every substance can become all 3 states. Even rock can become liquid, which we
see happen naturally in volcanoes! If we heated them even more, they would
become a gas too. Usually, in nature, temperatures don’t get high or low enough for
many common items to change states.

Water, on the other hand, easily changes state even at common Earth temperatures.
It’s not unlikely to encounter solid, liquid, and gas water all in the same day! It’s
considered a special quality of water that it can change state so easily. Without it, the
water cycle (which supports all life on Earth) would cease to exist.

EVERYTHING IS MATTER EXCEPT NUMBER 4.

©Laney Lee
STATES OF MATTER Name: _____________
Give the correct definition for the following changes in state of matter.

________________
GAS LIQUID

________________
SOLID LIQUID

________________
LIQUID SOLID

________________
LIQUID GAS

Draw the behavior of the particles in each state.

SOLID LIQUID GAS

©Laney Lee
STATES OF MATTER Name: _____________
Cut out the examples below. Glue the objects under their correct state of matter.

solid liquid gas

WATER VAPOR OCEAN DIAMOND

ICE CREAM OXYGEN BLOOD
SMOKE SNOW BONE
MILK JUICE HELIUM
RAIN AIR GLASS
©Laney Lee
STATES OF MATTER Name: _____________
The graph below shows a substance changing state as the temperature drops.
Study the graph to answer the questions below.

A
B
C
D
E

1. At which point in the graph is the substance a gas?

2. At which point is it a liquid?

3. At which point is it a solid?

4. Where is condensation happening?

5. At what temperature does this substance begin to condense?

6. Where is freezing happening?

7. At what temperature does this substance begin to freeze?

©Laney Lee
STATES OF MATTER KEY
Name: _____________
Give the correct definition for the following changes in state of matter.

CONDENSATION
________________
GAS LIQUID

MELTING
________________
SOLID LIQUID

FREEZING
________________
LIQUID SOLID

EVAPORATION
________________
LIQUID GAS

Draw the behavior of the particles in each state.

SOLID LIQUID GAS

©Laney Lee
STATES OF MATTER KEY
Name: _____________
Cut out the examples below. Glue the objects under their correct state of matter.

solid liquid gas

DIAMOND OCEAN WATER VAPOR

ICE CREAM BLOOD OXYGEN

SNOW MILK SMOKE

BONE JUICE HELIUM

AIR RAIN GLASS

©Laney Lee
STATES OF MATTER KEY
Name: _____________
The graph below shows a substance changing state as the temperature drops.
Study the graph to answer the questions below.

A
B
C
D
E

1. At which point in the graph is the substance a gas?

A
2. At which point is it a liquid?

C
3. At which point is it a solid?

E
4. Where is condensation happening?

B
5. At what temperature does this substance begin to condense?

125 degrees Celsius

6. Where is freezing happening?

D
7. At what temperature does this substance begin to freeze?

50 degrees Celsius
©Laney Lee
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