Science: Properties of Matter Worksheet

Question 1

A rock keeps its own shape when you put it on a table. Is the rock a solid, liquid, or gas? Explain how you know.

Accepted Answer

The rock is a solid because it keeps its own shape and does not flow to fill a container.

Question 2

Water is poured from a cup into a bowl. Is water a solid, liquid, or gas? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Water is a liquid because it can be poured and it changes shape to fit the bowl.

Question 3

Air fills a balloon. Is air a solid, liquid, or gas? Explain how you know.

Accepted Answer

Air is a gas because it spreads out and fills the space inside the balloon.

Question 4

Name one property of a wooden block that you can observe with your eyes or hands.

Accepted Answer

One property of a wooden block is that it is hard. It also has a shape you can see and feel.

Question 5

A cup of juice takes the shape of the cup. What does this tell you about juice?

Accepted Answer

This tells me that juice is a liquid because it takes the shape of its container.

Question 6

Steam rises from hot soup. Is the steam most like a solid, liquid, or gas? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Steam is most like a gas because it moves through the air and spreads out.

Question 7

Which one is soft: a pillow or a metal spoon? Write a sentence that tells the property.

Accepted Answer

A pillow is soft. Softness is a property we can observe by touch.

Question 8

A coin is shiny and hard. Are shiny and hard properties of matter? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Yes, shiny and hard are properties of matter because they are ways we can describe the coin.

Question 9

Does sand act more like one big solid object or many tiny solid pieces? Explain your thinking.

Accepted Answer

Sand acts like many tiny solid pieces because each grain is a solid even though the grains can be poured.

Question 10

If you put milk into a bottle, what shape will the milk have? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The milk will have the shape of the bottle because milk is a liquid.

Question 11

A student says a basketball is a liquid because it can move. Is that correct? Explain why or why not.

Accepted Answer

That is not correct. A basketball is a solid because it keeps its own shape even when it can roll and move.

Question 12

Choose the best word to describe glass: rough, clear, or sticky. Explain why that word fits.

Accepted Answer

Clear is the best word to describe glass because you can usually see through it.

Question 13

What happens to the shape of a gas when it is put into a jar?

Accepted Answer

A gas spreads out and takes the shape of the jar because it fills the space inside the container.

Question 14

An ice cube and liquid water are both made of water. How are their shapes different?

Accepted Answer

An ice cube has its own shape because it is a solid, but liquid water changes shape to fit its container.

Question 15

Look at a rubber ball. Write two properties you could use to describe it.

Accepted Answer

I could describe the rubber ball as round and bouncy. These are observable properties of matter.

Science: Properties of Matter