The Three States of Matter

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The Three States of Matter

• Grade 4
• David Matlock

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Introduction

• SOLID
• LIQUID
• GAS

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SOLID

• Particles are very close together
• Particles move around a fixed point
• Have a definite shape
• Have a definite volume

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LIQUID

• Particles slide past each other
• Takes the shape of its container
• Has a definite volume

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Gas

• Particles lose contact with one another
• Particles move very fast
• Has no definite shape
• Has no definite volume

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I have a definite shape. I am a

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

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My particles are very far apart, I am a.

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

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Particles can slip and slide past one another.
They have a definite volume.

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

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As my particles begin to cool, I reconnect with
other particles. Sometimes I fall from the sky.
I am a.

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

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Sometimes when I get too hot, I feel myself
drifting away high into the sky. I am a.

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

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My particles stick together. You can pick me up
if Im not too heavy. I am a

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

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Youre Right!