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States of Matter Worksheet

A Grade 5 science worksheet focusing on the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas, their properties, and transitions.

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States of Matter

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of solids, liquids, and gases.

1. Which state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume?

a

Liquid

b

Gas

c

Solid

d

Plasma

2. What happens to a liquid when it freezes?

a

It becomes a gas.

b

It becomes a solid.

c

It becomes a different liquid.

d

It evaporates.

3. The process of a liquid turning into a gas is called  .

4. Gases have no definite shape and no definite  .

5. A solid will take the shape of its container.

T

True

F

False

6. Water vapor is an example of a liquid.

T

True

F

False

7. Describe the movement of particles in a gas.

Look at the diagram below showing the different states of matter and their transitions.

States of Matter Transitions Diagram

8. What is the process called when a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first?

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

condensation
melting
evaporation
freezing

9. When ice turns into water, it is called  .

10. Clouds form through the process of  , where water vapor turns into liquid water droplets.