Classification and Changes in Matter
A Grade 3 science worksheet focusing on classifying matter and understanding physical and chemical changes.
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Classification and Changes in Matter
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge about different types of matter and how they can change.
1. Which state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume?
Liquid
Solid
Gas
Plasma
2. What happens to water when it freezes?
It turns into a gas.
It turns into a solid.
It turns into a liquid.
It disappears.
3. Everything around us that takes up space and has mass is called .
4. When you melt an ice cube, it changes from a solid to a .
5. Cutting paper into smaller pieces is a chemical change.
True
False
6. Water vapor is an example of a gas.
True
False
7. Look at the image below. What are the three main states of matter shown?

8. Give an example of a physical change and explain why it is a physical change.