Question

Three forms of water are solid, ________ and __________.

Answer 1

• Water can occur in three states: solid (ice), liquid, or gas (vapour).
• Solid water—ice is frozen water. When water freezes, its molecules move farther apart, making ice less dense than water. This means that ice will be lighter than the same volume of water, and so ice will float in water. Water freezes at 0° Celsius, 32° Fahrenheit.
  
• Liquid water is wet and fluid. This is the form of water with which we are most familiar. We use liquid water in many ways, including washing and drinking.
  
• Water as a gas—vapour is always present in the air around us. You cannot see it. When you boil water, the water changes from a liquid to a gas or water vapour. As some of the water vapour cools, we see it as a small cloud called steam. This cloud of steam is a mini version of the clouds we see in the sky. At sea level, steam is formed at 100° Celsius, 212° Fahrenheit.
  
• Hence Three forms of water are solid, liquid and gas.