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States of Matter

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A puddle dries up in the sun. What process is happening?

a)

Freezing

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Melting

2.

What is evaporation?

a)

Liquid water is heated and becomes a gas

b)

Gas cools to become liquid

c)

Solid turns into liquid

d)

Water turns into ice

3.

Which of these is a gas? (Select all that apply)

a)

Steam from a kettle

b)

Helium in a balloon

c)

Milk

d)

Frozen ice cream

4.

Water vapor turning into liquid water is called…

a)

Melting

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Boiling

5.

What happens at 0∘C0^{\circ}\mathrm{C} ?

a)

Water boils

b)

Water freezes or melts

c)

Water evaporates

d)

Clouds form

6.

What happens at 100∘C100^{\circ}\mathrm{C} ?

a)

Water freezes

b)

Water boils

c)

Water condenses

d)

Water becomes ice

7.

Which is an example of a solid?

a)

Chocolate milk

b)

Steam

c)

Ice cubes

d)

Orange juice

8.

Which is an example of a liquid?

a)

Cake batter

b)

Birthday cake

c)

Steam

d)

Dry sand

9.

What causes water to evaporate faster?

a)

Cooler temperatures

b)

No sunlight

c)

Heat

d)

Darkness

10.

Which statement predicts cloud formation?

a)

Warm air rises into cooler air

b)

Water freezes in the sky

c)

Rain falls and forms clouds

d)

Clouds appear only at nighttime

11.

Clouds form when water vapor…

a)

Melts

b)

Warms up

c)

Cools and condenses

d)

Boils

12.

True or False: Gas takes the shape of its container.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: Solids keep their shape.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What state of matter spreads out to fill all space?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Ice

15.

Which one shows liquid changing to gas?

a)

Steam rising from boiling water

b)

Ice melting on a counter

c)

Water freezing in the freezer

d)

Dew forming on grass

16.

What heats Earth’s surface and helps evaporation happen?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Clouds

d)

Wind

17.

What must happen for condensation to occur?

a)

Gas must cool

b)

Gas must heat

c)

Liquid must freeze

d)

Solid must melt

18.

Helium in a balloon is a…

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Cloud

19.

What happens at 100 Degrees Celsius

a)

Freezing Point

b)

Boiling Point

20.
Which model of matter is most likely a liquid? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
21.
Which state of matter does ice start as (before you cool it)?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
22.

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

a)

condensation

b)

gas

c)

evaporation

d)

solid