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Solids and liquids

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1. I can be 'got hold of'. I don't change shape when you move me. What am I?

A solid

A liquid

Neither a solid nor a liquid

2. I cannot be picked up. I take the shape of any container. What am I?

A solid

A gas

Neither a solid nor a gas.

3. Which of the following are examples of liquids?

Wood and paper

Shampoo and oil

Shoes and socks

4. Sugar and sand can be poured. Are they examples of solids or liquids?

Solids

Liquids

Neither

5. When a solid is heated, it turns into a liquid. This is called ...

dissolving

freezing

melting

6. When a liquid is cooled, it turns into a solid. This is called ...

dissolving

freezing

melting

7. Evaporation is when

a gas is cooled and changes to a liquid

a liquid is heated and changes to a gas

a solid is heated and changes to a liquid

8. Once a solid has turned to a liquid, can it be changed back to a solid again?

No, it can never be turned back into a solid

Yes, by heating it

Yes, by cooling it

9. Condensation happens when

a gas is cooled

a liquid is cooled

a solid is cooled

10. How would you stop butter melting on a hot day?

Leave it on the table

Put it in the oven

Put it in the fridge

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