Download 4. The States of Matter

1. Earth and the Solar System
• Know the names of all the planets and their
order from the sun
• Know what the nearest star is called
• Know that Earth is a planet with one moon
2. How Big is the Solar System
• Know where Earth is in the Solar system
• Understand the vast distances in the Solar
System
• Know that Earth has one moon held in place
by gravity
3. Planet Earth: Rocks
• Know about the structure of the Earth
• Know about the inner core, the outer core,
the mantle and the crust
4. Planet Earth
• Know about igneous, sedimentary and
metamorphic rocks and how each was formed.
• Be able to name some features of igneous rocks
• Be able to name some features of sedimentary
rocks
• Be able to give some examples of both igneous
and sedimentary rocks
5. Planet Earth Rocks 2
• Be able to describe how metamorphic rocks
were formed
• Be able to give some examples of
metamorphic rocks
6.
The States of Matter
• Know what the three states of matter are
• Be able to give three examples of
substances which are found in each of the
three states
• Be able to classify the substances as
belonging to each of the three states
7. Liquids and Gases
• Be able to describe some properties of a
solid, liquid and gas.
• Be able to identify a substance as solid,
liquid or gas based on its properties.
8. Particles
• Know that everything is made up of
particles
• Know that when particles of 2 substances
mix the particles of each one can go into the
spaces between the particles of the other
9. Particles in Motion
• Know that particles of a gas are moving
• Know that the skin of a balloon must
contain tiny holes
• Know that the particles of a gas will move
till the container the gas is in is full of the
gas
• Be able to draw and describe the speed of
motion of gas particles
10. Particles in motion 2
• Know that the particles of a liquid are
always moving
• Be able to draw or recognise a particle
picture of a liquid
• Be able to draw or recognise a particle
picture of a solid
• Be able to compare the speed of movement
of particles in a solid and a liquid
11. Diffusion
• Know that there are spaces between the
particles of a solid
• Know what diffusion is in solids liquids and
gases
12. Expansion and Contraction
• Be able to define ‘expand’ and ‘contract’
• Be able to describe what effect heating and
cooling will have on the volume of an
object
• Be able to explain expansion and
contraction in terms of particles and spaces
13. One Substance 3 States
• Know the correct words for the changes of
state between a solid, a liquid and a gas
• Be able to draw the particle pictures for
these changes of state
• Know what effect the changes of state have
on the speed of motion of the particles and
how tightly held together they are
14. Pressure
• Understand what causes pressure in a
container
• Be able to state what effect changing the
temperature has on pressure
• Be able to explain why changing the
temperature changes the pressure
• Be able to state two other ways of changing
pressure