Grade 3 Science: Exploring Matter
A worksheet for 3rd graders to learn about the states of matter, their properties, and how they change.
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Grade 3 Science: Exploring Matter
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. Everything around us that takes up space and has weight is called .
2. The three main states of matter are solid, liquid, and .
3. A has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space.
4. A liquid takes the shape of its .
5. Gases spread out to fill their entire .
1. Which of these is an example of a solid?
Water
Air
Rock
Milk
2. What happens when a liquid is heated to its boiling point?
It turns into a solid
It turns into a gas
It stays a liquid
It disappears
1. All matter can be seen with the naked eye.
True
False
2. When ice melts, it changes from a solid to a liquid.
True
False
1. Describe one property of a solid. Give an example.
2. How is a liquid different from a gas? Explain.
Look at the image below showing the different states of matter. Label each state.
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