States of Matter - 2nd Grade
Authored by Emma Allen
Other Sciences, Biology
1st - 2nd Grade
25 Questions
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This quiz focuses on the fundamental concepts of states of matter, designed for 2nd grade students learning basic physical science. The questions assess students' understanding that all matter has mass and takes up space, and their ability to classify everyday objects as solids, liquids, or gases. Students need to grasp that solids maintain their shape, liquids take the shape of their container but have definite volume, and gases have no definite shape or volume. The quiz progresses from simple identification of matter to more complex concepts including atomic behavior, where students learn that atoms in gases move the most and are farthest apart, while atoms in solids are closest together and move the least. Students must also understand phase changes, recognizing that heating causes atoms to move faster and spread apart (liquid to gas), while cooling causes atoms to slow down and move closer together (liquid to solid). The material requires foundational vocabulary comprehension and the ability to apply scientific definitions to real-world examples. Created by Emma Allen, an Other Sciences teacher in the US who teaches grades 1 and 2. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of basic matter concepts before moving on to more advanced physical science topics. Teachers can use this as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, assign it as homework to reinforce classroom learning, or implement it as a review before summative assessments. The variety of question formats, from simple true/false to multiple choice identification, allows students to demonstrate their knowledge in different ways while building confidence with scientific vocabulary. The quiz aligns with NGSS 2-PS1-1, where students plan and conduct investigations to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties, and supports the foundational understanding required for 2-PS1-4, which involves constructing arguments about whether an object is natural or human-made based on evidence about its materials.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Eggs are made of ...
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Matter is everything that has _____________ and takes up space.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Liquids are matter that can not hold their shape. They need a container.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A bowl is a SOLID.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The smell of the cookies is part of the air, a mixture of gases. It has mass and takes up space.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Your breath is a GAS.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This chair is made of matter.
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