Have a fixed shape Are hard SOLID Take the shape of container Can be stirred Are runny LIQUID GAS Can be poured Fill any space they are put in Can be easily squashed
Solids, liquids, gases Description of substance Key Water Air
Can’t be squashed Solids Spreads to fill container Flows Keeps the same volume Can change shape Liquids Can be squashed smaller Keeps the same volume Gases Can’t be squashed Keeps its shape
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http: //lgfl. skoool. co. uk/content/k eystage 3/chemistry/pc/learningst eps/TPTLC/launch. html Also test, Q 1 + 2
Can you arrange yourselves as a… • Solid • Liquid • Gas
Widely spread out Solids Not in a regular pattern Close together Free to move In a regular pattern Liquids Gases Can slide over each other Not in regular pattern Close together
Matter comes in 3 types Solid Gas Liquid
Solid Definite Shape Definite Volume
Liquid Indefinite Shape – takes the shape of the container Definite Volume
Gas Indefinite Shape – takes the shape of the container Indefinite Volume – can expand be compressed
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