Liquid water

Okay kiddo, let's talk about liquid water! You know how water is really important for us? We drink it, we need it to live, and we use it to do lots of things like washing our hands and taking baths.

Water can be in three different forms: solid (like ice), gas (like steam), and liquid. Liquid water is when water is in its middle form – it's not too hot that it turns into steam, but it's not too cold that it turns into ice either.

When water is a liquid, it flows and takes the shape of whatever container it's in, like a glass or a bottle. You can pour it, swim in it, or use it to water plants.

But did you know that water can only be a liquid within a certain temperature range? If it's too hot, it turns into steam, and if it's too cold, it freezes into ice. This is because water molecules (which are teeny-tiny particles that make up water) move around differently depending on the temperature.

When it's hot, the water molecules move really fast and spread out, which turns it into steam. When it's cold, the water molecules slow down and stick together, forming solid ice. But when it's just right, the water molecules move around in a way that keeps it as a liquid.

And that's liquid water, kid! It's important to remember that water is really cool because it can be different things depending on how hot or cold it is, but liquid water is the kind we use most often.