Classification of Matter Worksheet
A Grade 5 science worksheet to help students understand the classification of matter into solids, liquids, and gases, and their properties.
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Classification of Matter
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge about the different states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases.
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 plasma.
It stays a liquid.
3. Which state of matter takes the shape of its container and has a definite volume?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
1. When a liquid changes into a gas, it is called .
2. Matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume is called a .
3. The process of a solid changing directly into a gas without becoming a liquid is called .
1. Describe the particles in a solid. How do they behave?
2. Provide an example of a liquid and explain why it is classified as a liquid.
1. All gases are visible to the naked eye.
True
False
2. When a solid melts, it turns into a gas.
True
False
Observe the image below, which illustrates the particle arrangement in different states of matter, then answer the question.

Based on the diagram, which state of matter has particles that are spread far apart and move freely?
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