Practice sorting pictures and examples of matter into solids, liquids, and gases.
Look at each picture or example carefully. Decide whether it shows a solid, liquid, or gas. Explain your thinking when asked.
Identify and sort everyday matter by state
Science - Grade 2-3
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Sort these items into three groups: rock, orange juice, air in a balloon, pencil, milk, steam. Write each item under solid, liquid, or gas.
- 2
A picture shows an ice cube. Is the ice cube a solid, liquid, or gas? Explain how you know.
- 3
A picture shows water being poured from a cup into a bowl. Is the water a solid, liquid, or gas? Explain how you know.
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A picture shows a balloon filled with helium. What state of matter is inside the balloon?
- 5
Circle all the solids in this list: wooden block, lemonade, book, soap bubbles, marble, rain.
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Circle all the liquids in this list: honey, chair, water, air, cooking oil, crayon.
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Circle all the gases in this list: oxygen, apple, steam, juice, air, toy car.
- 8
A picture shows a glass with water, ice cubes, and tiny bubbles above the water. Name one solid, one liquid, and one gas shown in the picture.
- 9
A student sorts syrup as a solid because it is thick. Is the student correct? Explain your answer.
- 10
Look at the picture of a picnic table. Sort the objects into solid, liquid, or gas: sandwich, juice box, plastic cup, air around the table.
- 11
Which state of matter usually has a fixed shape: solid, liquid, or gas? Give one example.
- 12
Which state of matter takes the shape of its container but does not fill the whole room: solid, liquid, or gas? Give one example.
- 13
Draw or describe three pictures you could place on a sorting chart: one solid, one liquid, and one gas. Label each one.