Students fix errors in descriptions of solids, liquids, and gases. Part A corrects three sentences that mix up which state has definite shape or volume, including the claim that ice is a liquid. Part B has four fill-in-the-blank problems about the three states, what a solid keeps, and water vapor as a gas. Part C presents three true-or-false statements about the defining properties of each state.
This sheet establishes the three key property distinctions before students work with state changes.
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States of Matter
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
A liquid has a definite shape and a definite volume.
Rewrite: A solid has a definite shape and a definite volume.
2. Fix the sentence:
A gas has a definite volume but no definite shape.
Rewrite: A liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape.
3. Fix the sentence:
Ice is an example of a liquid.
Rewrite: Ice is an example of a solid.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas.
2. A solid keeps its shape even when you move it to a new container.
3. Water vapor in the air is an example of a gas.
4. All matter takes up space and has mass.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A solid has a definite shape and a definite volume.
True False
2. A gas fills the entire container it is placed in.
True False
3. A liquid has a definite shape like a solid.
True False
States of Matter
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
A liquid has a definite shape and a definite volume.
Rewrite: A solid has a definite shape and a definite volume.
2) Fix the sentence:
A gas has a definite volume but no definite shape.
Rewrite: A liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape.
3) Fix the sentence:
Ice is an example of a liquid.
Rewrite: Ice is an example of a solid.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas.
2) A solid keeps its shape even when you move it to a new container.
3) Water vapor in the air is an example of a gas.
4) All matter takes up space and has mass.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) A solid has a definite shape and a definite volume.
True
False
2) A gas fills the entire container it is placed in.
True
False
3) A liquid has a definite shape like a solid.
True
False
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