
Which of the following states of matter will change its shape to fit its container, but not its size?
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Solid
No. Under normal pressure, solids do not change their shape or size to fit their container. -
Liquid
Yes. Liquids will take on the shape of their container, but do not change their size. -
Gas
No. Gases will expand to fill their container, taking on both its shape and size. -
Plasma
No. Like gases, plasmas take on the size and shape of their container.
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Florida
SC.2.P.8.3 Recognize that solids have a definite shape and that liquids and gases take the shape of their container.
Egg States | video, checked |
Wonderful Water | video, checked |
Ice Cream Science | video, checked |
Raw Egg or Boiled? | video, checked |
Review Matter-1 | practice |
SC.5.P.8.1 Compare and contrast the basic properties of solids, liquids, and gases, such as mass, volume, color, texture, and temperature.
>>> Teacher Page: States of Matter
A Bouncing Water Balloon | video |
Egg States | video, checked |
Experimenting with Dry Ice | video, free, checked |
Wax and Wood, part 1 | video, checked |
Wax and Wood, part 2 | video, checked |
Ice Cream Science | video, checked |
Raw Egg or Boiled? | video, checked |
Air Space | video |
Air has Weight | text page |
Teach It Right the First Time. | text page, free |
Review Matter-2 | practice |
Review Matter-1 | practice |
Review Matter-3 | practice |
Review Weather-10 | practice |
SC.8.P.8.1 Explore the scientific theory of atoms (also known as atomic theory) by using models to explain the motion of particles in solids, liquids, and gases.
A Bouncing Water Balloon | video |
Egg States | video, checked |
Experimenting with Dry Ice | video, free, checked |
Ice Cream Science | video, checked |
Expansion of Solids | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
Review Matter-1 | practice |
Review Matter-3 | practice |
Utah
UT.5.I.2.a Identify the physical properties of matter (e.g., hard, soft, solid, liquid, gas).
A Bouncing Water Balloon | video |
Egg States | video, checked |
Experimenting with Dry Ice | video, free, checked |
Wax and Wood, part 1 | video, checked |
Wax and Wood, part 2 | video, checked |
Ice Cream Science | video, checked |
Raw Egg or Boiled? | video, checked |
Crushed Can | video, checked |
Review Matter-1 | practice |
Review Matter-3 | practice |
UT.7.I.1.c Diagram the arrangement of particles in the physical states of matter (i.e., solid, liquid, gas).
A Bouncing Water Balloon | video |
Egg States | video, checked |
Ice Cream Science | video, checked |
Review Matter-1 | practice |
UT.8.I.1.b Classify substances based on their chemical and physical properties (e.g., reacts with water, does not react with water, flammable or nonflammable, hard or soft, flexible or nonflexible, evaporates or melts at room temperature).
Stale Bread | video |
Cabbage Indicator | video, checked |
Experimenting with Dry Ice | video, free, checked |
Making Butter | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated |
Wax and Wood, part 1 | video, checked |
Wax and Wood, part 2 | video, checked |
Ice Cream Science | video, checked |
Scaring Pepper | video, checked |
Making Turmeric Paper | video, checked |
Testing for Tannic Acid | video |
Relighting Candles | video, checked |
How They Get the Sparks in a Sparkler | video |
Orange Flash | video |
Acid Hunt | text page |
A Clean Trick | text page |
Review Matter-1 | practice |