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SOLIDS,LIQUIDS, GASES

COMPILED BY MONDLANE.J

NATURAL SCIENCE

GRADE 5

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DIFFERENT KINDS OF MATTERS

By the end of this module you will be able to :

name three forms of matters

Give examples of substances in each forms

Explain the following words: solid, liquid and gas.

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DIFFERENT KINDS OF MATTERS

What is matter it is refer to something like solid, liquids and gases.

There are three different forms of matters: solid, liquid and gas.

Solids

When matter is in a solid form, it is easy to pick it up. Solid do not change

their size and shape easily. E.g. of solids are pens and

pencils, trees, cars, rocks and ice.

Liquids

When something is in liquid form, it will take on the shape of the container

it is in. E.g. liquid of water, milk, oil and cooldrink.

Gases

when something is in gas form, you cannot always see it. E.g. gases are

steam, air and oxygen.

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WATER CHANGES ITS FORMS

Water changes to a solid from its form when it frozen. It becomes ice. water

always freezes when the temperature drops below 0˚C.This is the freezing

point of water.

Water exist in its liquid form at room temperature. When water is above 0˚C

it is a liquid.

Water changes to a gas when it is boiled. It becomes steam. Water boils at

100˚C. This called its boiling temperature.

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