Name:
States of Matter
Assessment
Part 1: Directions: Fill in each blank with the correct word
from the word bank.
Word Bank
Evaporation Liquid
Gas
Mass
Freeze Condensation Solid Volume
Melt
Matter
Anything that takes up space is called _____________.
Milk is a _____________.
Oxygen is a _____________.
When you heat up a solid, like chocolate, it will ____________.
A block of wood is a _____________.
When you _____________ water it will turn into ice.
The change from a liquid state to a gaseous state is called
_____________.
8. The change from a gas to a liquid is called _____________.
9. The amount of space an object takes up is it’s _____________. 10. _____________ is a measure of how much matter is in an object.
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Part 2: Multiple choice and True/False
1.
2.
Which of the following takes the shape of the container it is in
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. All Matter
How can you change a liquid to a gas?
A. Heat it up
B. Freeze it
C. Squeeze it
3. True or false: A solid does not have a defined shape
A. True
B. False
4. True or false: A gas will expand to fill it’s container
A. True
B. False
5. Which state of matter has a volume that always stays the same, but a
shape that can change?
A. Solid
B. Gas
C. Liquid
Part 3: Complete the following chart
Solid
Definition
Model
Examples
Liquid
Gas
Part 4: Explain one of the experiments we did IN DETAIL and then
explain what you learned from it about the states of matter.
Answer Key
States of Matter
Assessment
Part 1: Directions: Fill in each blank with the correct word
from the word bank.
Word Bank
Evaporation Liquid
Gas
Mass
Freeze Condensation Solid Volume
Melt
Matter
Anything that takes up space is called ___ma$er__________.
Milk is a ___liquid__________.
Oxygen is a ____gas_________.
When you heat up a solid, like chocolate, it will ___melt_________.
A block of wood is a ____solid_________.
When you ___freeze__________ water it will turn into ice.
The change from a liquid state to a gaseous state is called
_____evapora4on________.
8. The change from a gas to a liquid is called __condensa4on_________.
9. The amount of space an object takes up is it’s __volume___________. 10. _____Mass________ is a measure of how much matter is in an object.
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2.
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5.
6.
7.
Part 2: Multiple choice and True/False
1.
2.
Which of the following takes the shape of the container it is in
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. All Matter
How can you change a liquid to a gas?
A. Heat it up
B. Freeze it
C. Squeeze it
3. True or false: A solid does not have a defined shape
A. True
B. False
4. True or false: A gas will expand to fill it’s container
A. True
B. False
5. Which state of matter has a volume that always stays the same, but a
shape that can change?
A. Solid
B. Gas
C. Liquid
Part 3: Complete the following chart (Example responses)
Definition
Solid
Liquid
Gas
A state of
matter that
has a definite
shape and
volume
A state of
matter that has
a definite
volume and
takes the shape
of it’s container
A state of
matter that
can change
shape and
volume
Brick, wood,
pencil
Water, milk,
coffee
Oxygen, Carbon
dioxide, water
vapor
Model
Examples
Part 4: Explain one of the experiments we did IN DETAIL and then
explain what you learned from it about the states of matter.