Quiz about States of Matter - 3rd Grade

Question 1

Which property of matter describes how firm an object is?

Accepted Answer

hardness

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color

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texture

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mass

Question 2

What are the three states of matter?

Accepted Answer

solid, liquid, gas

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solid, matter, liquid

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liquid, matter, gas

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matter, solid, gas

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

matter

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liquid

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property

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solid

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

liquid

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solid

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gas

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slime

Question 5

This kind of matter has its own shape.

Accepted Answer

solid

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liquid

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gas

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matter

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of liquid?

Accepted Answer

milk

Answer

oxygen

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basketball

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table

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a gas?

Accepted Answer

steam

Answer

water

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ice

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snow

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

property

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state of matter

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freezing

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boiling

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

gas

Answer

solid

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liquid

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property

Question 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.)

Accepted Answer

solid

Answer

liquid

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gas

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property

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

liquid

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solid

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gas

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property

Question 12

How an object feels to the touch is its _____.

Accepted Answer

texture

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hardness

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volume

Answer

mass

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a physical property?

Accepted Answer

mass

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color

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size

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shape

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

condensation

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evaporation

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freezing

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melting

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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condensation

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boiling

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freezing

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

It will melt to form liquid water.

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It will not change at all.

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It will melt to form water vapor.

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It will freeze to form liquid water.

Question 17

How can you make liquid water become a solid?

Accepted Answer

Put the water in a very cold place.

Answer

Add a lot of salt to the water.

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Shake the water container very fast.

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Heat the water on the stove.

Question 18

Snow turns to liquid water when it _____.

Accepted Answer

melts

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freezes

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evaporates

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condenses

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

It became a solid.

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It became a gas.

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It condensed.

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It evaporated.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

from liquid to a gas

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from gas to liquid

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from a liquid to a solid

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from a solid to a liquid

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

It becomes a gas.

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It gets destroyed.

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It gets new atomic bonds.

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It becomes solid.

Question 22

When matter changes from a liquid to a solid.

Accepted Answer

freeze

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texture

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hardness

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boil

Question 23

When matter changes from a solid to a liquid.

Accepted Answer

melts

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freezes

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hardness

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liquid

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

gas

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solid

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liquid

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property

Question 25

Which of the following is an example of a gas?

Accepted Answer

oxygen

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metal

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apple juice

Answer

ice

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