Matter and Changes in Matter

What are the states of matter?

• solid, liquid, and juice
• solid and liquid
• solid and gas
• solid, liquid, and gas

^{Matter is anything that takes up space}

• True
• False

If a box of crayons is left in a hot car on a summer afternoon, what change would you expect to observe in the crayons?

• gas changed to liquid
• liquid changed to solid
• solid changed to liquid
• liquid changed to gas

A student took ice cream outside on a summer day. The heat would cause what kind of change?

• a solid becoming a liquid
• a liquid becoming a gas
• a liquid becoming a solid 
• a gas becoming a liquid

A drop of water was placed in a hot pan and seemed to disappear. The heat caused the water to....

• melt
• freeze
• evaporate
• gel

Solids have a definite _______________.

• smell
• shape
• picture
• sound

Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.

• a gas
• water
• a pet
• Its container

This state of matter does not have a definite size or shape.

• gas
• toys
• solid
• milk

What is an example of gas?

• crayons
• paper
• soda
• air

What state of matter is this? 

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• ALL of them