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States of Matter - 3rd Grade

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which property of matter describes how firm an object is?

a)

color

b)

texture

c)

mass

d)

hardness

2.

What are the three states of matter?

a)

solid, matter, liquid

b)

solid, liquid, gas

c)

liquid, matter, gas

d)

matter, solid, gas

3.

Anything that has mass and takes up space is called _____.

a)

matter

b)

liquid

c)

property

d)

solid

4.

A _____ takes the shape of the container it is in and can be poured.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

slime

5.

This kind of matter has its own shape.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

matter

6.

Which of the following is an example of liquid?

a)

oxygen

b)

basketball

c)

table

d)

milk

7.

Which of the following is an example of a gas?

a)

water

b)

ice

c)

steam

d)

snow

8.

Something about matter that you can observe with one or more of your senses is its _____.

a)

state of matter

b)

freezing

c)

property

d)

boiling

9.

Which state of matter is represented by the particles in this image? (Hint: they have a lot of space in between)

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

property

10.

Which state of matter is represented by the particles in this image? (Hint: In this state the matter can only change shape if it is broken or cut.)

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

property

11.

Which state of matter is represented by the particles in this image? (Hint: particles slip & slide around one another)

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

property

12.

How an object feels to the touch is its _____.

a)

texture

b)

hardness

c)

volume

d)

mass

13.

Which of the following is NOT a physical property?

a)

color

b)

mass

c)

size

d)

shape

14.

When matter changes from a gas into a liquid it is called _____.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

freezing

d)

melting

15.

The change from liquid water to water vapor is called _____.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

boiling

d)

freezing

16.

A large piece of ice is placed on the sidewalk on a warm day. What will happen to the ice?

a)

It will melt to form liquid water.

b)

It will not change at all.

c)

It will melt to form water vapor.

d)

It will freeze to form liquid water.

17.

How can you make liquid water become a solid?

a)

Add a lot of salt to the water.

b)

Put the water in a very cold place.

c)

Shake the water container very fast.

d)

Heat the water on the stove.

18.

Snow turns to liquid water when it _____.

a)

freezes

b)

evaporates

c)

condenses

d)

melts

19.

Sam filled a tray with juice and put it in the freezer. The next day he opened the freezer. How did the juice MOST LIKELY change?

a)

It became a solid.

b)

It became a gas.

c)

It condensed.

d)

It evaporated.

20.

Mia placed a pot of water on a stove. As the water boils, how does the state of the water change?

a)

from gas to liquid

b)

from liquid to a gas

c)

from a liquid to a solid

d)

from a solid to a liquid

21.

A student places a pan of water on a stove. What happens to some of the water as it is quickly heated to a boil?

a)

It gets destroyed.

b)

It gets new atomic bonds.

c)

It becomes solid.

d)

It becomes a gas.

22.

When matter changes from a liquid to a solid.

a)

texture

b)

hardness

c)

boil

d)

freeze

23.

When matter changes from a solid to a liquid.

a)

freezes

b)

hardness

c)

melts

d)

liquid

24.

This state of matter will take the shape of its container and expand to fill the container.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

property

25.

Which of the following is an example of a gas?

a)

metal

b)

oxygen

c)

apple juice

d)

ice