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Understanding Phase Changes

Explore the different states of matter and the processes of phase change with this Grade 6 science worksheet.

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Understanding Phase Changes

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of phase changes in matter.

1. Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?

a

Solid

b

Liquid

c

Plasma

d

Temperature

2. What happens to water when it freezes?

a

It melts

b

It evaporates

c

It condenses

d

It changes from liquid to solid

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

4. When a gas turns into a liquid, it is called  .

5. Solid ice changing directly into water vapor without becoming liquid first is an example of  .

6. Heating a substance always causes it to change from a solid to a liquid.

T

True

F

False

7. The melting point of a substance is the same as its freezing point.

T

True

F

False

8. Describe what happens to the particles of a substance when it changes from a liquid to a gas.

9. Provide an example of condensation you might observe in your daily life.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

melting
evaporation
freezing
condensation

10. When ice cream turns into liquid, it is undergoing  .

11. The process that causes puddles to disappear on a sunny day is  .