Shape, position and movement

Shape, position and movement

Consider the different objects you might encounter at a birthday or a barbecue.

Produce a table in Microsoft OneNote or another word processor. For six objects that you thought of, describe:

  • the size and shape of the particles

  • the position of the particles

  • the movement of the particles

  • the state of matter.

A boiling kettle showing particle movement in a gas

Particles arranged in a gas.

Your table should look similar to the one below.

You could also add pictures of the objects and diagrams of their particles from the other pages linked.

Object

Description

Diamond

Particles are uniform in size and shape, are positioned very close together and are vibrating in their positions – solid.

Gas in balloon

Particles are uniform in size and shape, are positioned very far apart and are moving around freely – gas.