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Science (States of Matter)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which object is a solid that keeps it's shape when it changes containers?

a)

Chocolate milk

b)

pencil

c)

Oxygen

d)

helium

2.

Which is a property of matter that you CANNOT observe just by looking at an object?

a)

temperature

b)

shape

c)

color

d)

states of matter

3.

A student observes a clear substance in a container that has a flat, level surface. The substance flows when poured, and is not magnetic. The substance is most likely...

a)

soil

b)

water

c)

paper clips

d)

carbondioxide

4.

Which thing in this picture represents a gas?

a)

ice cubes

b)

bubbles

c)

soda

d)

the glass

5.

What does this tool measure?

a)

time

b)

distance

c)

mass

d)

height

6.

Which of the following changes liquid water into gas?

a)

boiling

b)

freezing

c)

melting

d)

cooling

7.

Which of the following things will take the shape of the container it is in?

a)

ice cube

b)

melted chocolate

c)

baseball

d)

eraser

8.

When a stick of butter melts it changes from a...

a)

solid to gas

b)

gas to solid

c)

solid to liquid

d)

gas to gas

9.

Which of the following will most likely be attracted by a magnet?

a)

rubber band

b)

glass marble

c)

paper clip

d)

glass of water

10.

What will happen when the thermometer is placed in hot water?

a)

The temperature will go higher

b)

The temperature will go lower

The temperature will go lower

c)

The temperature will stay the same

d)

the temperature will be up and down

11.
How many states of matter have we learned about?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
3
d)
2
12.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
13.
Which form of matter has a definite shape like this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
d)
clay
14.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
15.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
16.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
17.
What is happening when my water bottle in the freezer goes from a liquid state to a solid state?
a)
melting
b)
evaporating
c)
freezing
d)
cutting
18.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
19.
My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
20.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
21.
Things that take up space are called?
a)
Toys
b)
Liquids
c)
Matter
d)
Space
22.
When water becomes very hot and turns into steam, this is an example of?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Accumulation
d)
Rain
23.
This is how much matter is in an object or substance.
a)
Volume
b)
Weight
c)
Mass
d)
Melting
24.

The amount of space that matter takes up.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

25.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

26.

How might temperature changes affect a glass of iced tea?

a)

Making it warmer could cause the ice cubes to melt.

b)

Making it colder could cause the ice cubes to melt.

c)

Making it much warmer could cause the liquid to freeze.

27.

What is the mass of the strawberries?

a)

13.7

b)

17.4

c)

14.7

d)

7.41

28.

What is the mass of the almonds?

a)

21.8

b)

14.7

c)

28.1

29.

a. Why might one of the objects weigh less than the other?

a)

it has a smaller mass

b)

it has a larger mass

30.

a. Mom is boiling water for spaghetti. What state of matter is the water when she puts the pot on the stove?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

31.

a. The glass now has less water in it. What happened to the water?

a)

condensation

b)

gas

c)

evaporation

d)

solid

32.

Why does the glass on the right have less water in it?

a)

the solid turned into a gas

b)

the gas turned into a liquid

c)

the liquid turned into a gas

33.

a. The steam makes Mom’s kitchen window look cloudy. What is happening?

a)

evaportation

b)

solid

c)

winter

d)

condensation

34.
Volume is.....
a)
the weight of an object
b)
the gravity of an object
c)
how much space an object takes up
d)
measured with a balance scale
35.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
Gas
b)
Solid
c)
Liquid
d)
Plasma
36.
Mass is
a)
the amount of matter in an object
b)
the shape of an object
c)
measured using l x w x h
d)
the amount of space an object takes up
37.
Liquids....
a)
have a definite shape
b)
are always clear
c)
take the shape of their container
d)
are not matter
38.
Evaporation is
a)
Gas changing to a liquid
b)
Solid changing to a liquid
c)
Liquid changing to a solid
d)
Liquid changing to a gas
39.
A solid changing to a liquid is...
a)
melting
b)
freezing
c)
condensing
d)
evaporating
40.
Liquid water turning into an ice cube is an example of.....
a)
melting
b)
freezing
c)
condensing
d)
evaporating
41.
The following are examples of liquids except 
a)
water
b)
oxygen
c)
soda
d)
koolaid
42.
All of these are examples of gases except
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
helium
d)
shampoo
43.
The following are examples of solids except
a)
syrup
b)
text book
c)
desk
d)
lunchbox
44.
does not have a definite shape or volume
a)
volume
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
gas
45.

Weight is ____________.

a)

How much matter is an object

b)

How hard gravity pulls on an object

c)

How much mass is in an object

d)

How much volume is in an object

46.

Boiling is....

a)

liquid rapidly changes to a gas

b)

solid rapidly changes to a gas

c)

gas rapidly changes to a liquid

d)

solid rapidly changes to a liquid

47.

In a solid, particles ________________

a)

move freely

b)

slide past one another

c)

have large amount of energy

d)

do not have much room to move

48.

If you __________ liquid, it becomes a gas.

a)

boil

b)

freeze

c)

melt

d)

thaw

49.

Identify the particles.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

none

50.

The picture shows a solid floating in a liquid. Which of the following statements describes one way that solids are different from liquids?

a)

Solids have mass and liquids do not.

b)

Solids take up space and liquids do not.

c)

Solids have a definite shape and liquids do not.

d)

Solids have a definite volume and liquids do not.