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Solids, Liquids and Gases

1. Fill in the blanks:

a. Water changes into water vapour by ………………………………………………………………..
b. Water vapour changes into water drops by ……………………………………………………..
c. Water changes into ice by …………………………………………………………………………………
d. Ice changes to water by ……………………………………………………………………………………
e. Thins which have definite shape is called ……………………………………………………..
f. Sugar is ……………………………………. in water.
g. Wood is …………………………………………. in water.
h. ………………………………………… are divided into solids, liquids and gases.
i. ……………………….. have definite shape.
j. Liquids flows from ……………………………………………………………… level.
k. A block of butter needs very little ………………………………….. to change from solid state to liquid state.
l. Salt is ………………………………. in water.
j. Gases spread out in all …………………………………
k. Liquids flows and do not have a ………………………………. Shape.
l. Sand is ………………………….. in water.
2. Tick the correct answer.
a. Solids have-
i. Fixed shape ii. Fixed shape iii. Both
b. Books, keys and tables are the examples of
i. liquid ii. Gas iii. Solid
c. Vapour is an example of –
i. Gas ii. Solid iii. Liquid
d. Which of the following spreads all over?
i. Book ii. Gas iii. Juice
e. Which of the followings is not a form of water?
i. Ice ii.Water iii.Steam
f. Which of the following is insoluble in water?
i. Salt ii. Glucose iii.Plastic
g. These substances have a definite shape.
i. Liquids ii.Gas iii. Solids
h. These substances flow from higher level to lower level.
i. Solids ii.Liquids iii.Gas
i. Which is of the followings is a gas?
i. Oxygen ii.Water iii.Spoon
j. It is soluble in water.
i. Plastic ii. Salt iii. Wood.
3. State whether the following sentences are True or False.a
a. Liquids spread in all directions.
b. We breathe in oxygen gas.
c. Water has to be heated to turn it into steam.
d. Sand is insoluble in water.
e. A pencil is soluble in water.
f. Solid can flow.
g. Liquids cannot change their shape.
h. Gases have fixed volume.
4. Answer the following:
a. What are the different states of matter?
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b. Which matter flows but does not fill the container?
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c. What is the difference between solid, liquid and gases?
Solid Liquid Gases

d. Give two examples of

i. Liquids you can drink.
ii. Liquids used in cooking.

e. Complete the paragraph by filling the words from the bracket in correct places.
(Water, Shape)
Take some ………………………………. In a glasss. You will see that …………………………… has taken the
……………………………… of the glass. Pour …………………… in a bowl. Now the ………………….. takes the
……………………….. of the bowl. If you pour the same ……………………… in a saucer, the ………………………… will
take the ………………………….. of saucer.

f. What do you understand by the above paragraph?

Ans. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
g. How do we chages.
i. Solid into liquid. ……………………………………………
ii. Gas into liquid. …………………………………………..
h. Classify the things as soluble and insoluble
Stone, Sugar Glass, Salt, Wood, Fruit Juice, Milk. Sand, Brick,
Soluble Insoluble

i. How is wooden block different from a gas filled balloon.

Ans.
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j. What will happen on heating oil?
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k. If you drop a toy in a bucket does it take the shape of the bucket? Why?
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l. Nina’s mother had a bottle of perfume. One day she forget to close it. Next day, she found a very little
perfume left in the bottle. What had happened.
Ans ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
m. Can you pour ice cubes like water? Why?
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n. Coconut oil changes to solid state in winter. Why
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o. Which gases do you (a) Breath in …………………………………..
(b) Breath out …………………………………
p. Why solids do not require any container to hold it?
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q. (i) What do we add in milk or tea to get sweet taste? …………………………………………..
(ii) Which sate of matter is it? ……………………………………………………

5. Answer the following questions .

a. Name the three states of water.
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b. Name three solids which are used in buildings.
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c. What are the characteristics of a liquid?
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d. Name three materials which do not have a definite shape?
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e. What do you understand by change of state of materials?
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f. Name a material that needs a lot of heat to change from solid state to liquid state.
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h. Name the solids things and liquid things we eat and drink?
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i. Do you thing freshly squeezed orange juice had got any water content in it? What will happen if you heat it.? Will it
evaporate?
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j. Why oil is float over the surface of water?
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k. How gold, silver and iron are melted into liquid?
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6. Define the followings.

a. Solid:

b. Liquid:

c. Gases:

d: Furnace:

e. Mould:

f. Freeze:

g. Melt:
h. Dissolve:

i. Soluble:

j. Insoluble:
7. Identify the PHYSICAL CHANGES

a. Write CO-condensation H-heating F-freezing

S-sublimation E-evaporation

1. liquid to gas=
2. gas to liquid=
3. liquid to solid=
4. solid to gas=
5. liquid to solid/liquid to gas=

b. Write CO-condensation H-heating F-freezing

S-sublimation E-evaporation

1. boiling water=
2. water dew in the morning
3. alcohol on your palm
4. morning dew=
5. napthaline balls to gas=
6. gasoline on a running car=
7. car freshener
8. moth balls to gas

WRITE T-true if the idea of the statement is correct and F-false if not

_____1. Matter occupies space and has mass

_____2. The molecules of a solid are arranged slightly apart from each other

_____3. Gasses move freely because the forces between their molecules are strong

_____4. A molecule is formed when 2 or more atoms join together

_____5. Solids have definite shapes and volumes.

_____6. Through SUBLIMATION, solids like mothballs turn to gas