Instructions: Given a scientific passage and an answer, generate a question for the given answer.
Input: Passage: If water is so simple, why is it special? Water is one of the few substances that exists on Earth in all three states of matter. Water occurs as a gas, a liquid and a solid. You drink liquid water and use it to shower. You breathe gaseous water vapor in the air. You may go ice skating on a pond covered with solid water ice in the winter. Answer: three matter states
Output:
In how many states does water exist on earth?