Year 8 Science

Name_________________________________

Mr Langhans

Solids, Liquid and Gas Properties

Practical
You need-

1 Beaker

1 Syringe

Air
Water

1 Marble
Instructions.
1.Try and squeeze the marble. Does it change
compress?
2.Put the marble in the beaker. Does it change
shape?
3.Suck some air into the syringe. Block the
opening with your finger and push the
plunger down. Does the air compress?
4.Half fill the beaker with water. Does the
water change shape when it fills the beaker
from the tap?
5.Suck water from the beaker using the
syringe. Has the water changed shape?
6.Block the syringe opening with your finger
and push the plunger down. Does the water
compress?
Fill the table below with what you observed.
Marble
Does it
change
shape?
Does it
compress?

Water

Air

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Any other observations?

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Solids, Liquid and Gas Properties

Worksheet
To be submitted beginning of next lesson.
1. Categorise each of the following as a solid, liquid or gas at
room temperature: oxygen, steel, milk, water

vapour, gold, lemonade, nitrogen, wine, iron.

Solid

Liquid

Gas

2. Circle the correct word in each of the brackets below to

describe why steam takes up more space than liquid
water.
Steam is a (solid/liquid/gas). This means the particles
are moving (fast/slow). The attraction between the
particles is so (strong/weak) that they (can/cannot)
move freely in all directions. Hence, they spread out
to take up all the available space.
In liquid water, there are (stronger/weaker) bonds
between the particles than steam. This means that
they are very close together and cannot escape

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from each other. This is why steam takes up

(more/less) room than liquid water.
3. Which one of these images represents a solid?

4.

Butter at room temperature can hold its shape, but it is

very easy to change the shape. Is it a solid or liquid?