States of Matter: Interactive Learning Quizzes for 3rd Grade Science

Question 1

Solid objects have a definite shape. What is NOT a property of solids?

Accepted Answer

Can flow easily

Answer

Definite shape

Answer

Can be compressed

Answer

Particles are close together

Question 2

What happens to the particles when a liquid becomes a gas?

Accepted Answer

They move faster and spread out.

Answer

They slow down and get closer together.

Answer

They get smaller and heavier.

Answer

They change color and shape.

Question 3

In which state of matter are particles packed closest together?

Accepted Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Gas

Answer

Plasma

Question 4

Which of the following is a gas?

Accepted Answer

Air

Answer

Ice

Answer

Water

Answer

Metal

Question 5

What happens to the particles when a gas becomes a liquid?

Accepted Answer

They slow down and get closer together.

Answer

They move faster and spread out.

Answer

They get smaller and lighter.

Answer

They change color and texture.

Question 6

In which state of matter do particles move most freely?

Accepted Answer

Gas

Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Plasma

Question 7

What are the three main states of matter?

Accepted Answer

Solid, liquid, and gas

Answer

Water, ice, and air

Answer

Wood, metal, and plastic

Answer

Hot, cold, and warm

Question 8

When ice melts, it changes from a solid to a:

Accepted Answer

Liquid

Answer

Gas

Answer

Plasma

Answer

Vapor

Question 9

Which of these states of matter has the highest energy?

Accepted Answer

Plasma

Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Gas

Question 10

Which of these is a special feature of a solid?

Accepted Answer

It has a shape and size that don't change easily.

Answer

It can easily change its shape to fit its container.

Answer

It can be squished or compressed very easily.

Question 11

Which of these has no definite shape or volume?

Accepted Answer

Gas

Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Plasma

Question 12

What is it called when a gas turns into a liquid?

Accepted Answer

Condensation

Answer

Melting

Answer

Freezing

Answer

Evaporation

Question 13

Which of these is mostly made up of a liquid?

Accepted Answer

Cloud

Answer

Ice cube

Answer

Rock

Answer

Metal spoon

Question 14

What state of matter is a pencil lead?

Accepted Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Gas

Answer

Plasma

Question 15

Which of these is NOT one of the three states of matter we discussed in class?

Accepted Answer

Plasma

Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Gas

Question 16

What is a characteristic of a solid?

Accepted Answer

Has a definite shape and volume

Answer

Flows easily

Answer

Can be easily compressed

Answer

Takes the shape of its container

Question 17

What makes solids different from other states of matter?

Accepted Answer

They have a fixed shape and volume.

Answer

They change shape to fit their container.

Answer

They can easily be squeezed or compressed.

Question 18

What is the name for the change from a liquid to a gas?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Condensation

Answer

Freezing

Question 19

Which of these is an example of a solid?

Accepted Answer

Ice

Answer

Water

Answer

Air

Question 20

What happens to water when it freezes?

Accepted Answer

It changes from a liquid to a solid.

Answer

It changes from a gas to a solid.

Answer

It changes from a solid to a gas.

Question 21

What property do liquids have?

Accepted Answer

They flow easily.

Answer

They have a fixed shape.

Answer

They can be compressed.

Question 22

What happens to a solid when it melts?

Accepted Answer

It turns into a liquid.

Answer

It turns into a gas.

Answer

It turns into a plasma.

Question 23

In a solid, how are the particles arranged?

Accepted Answer

Tightly packed with a fixed shape and volume

Answer

Spread out with a fixed shape and volume

Answer

Closely packed with no fixed shape or volume

Answer

Spread out with no fixed shape or volume

Question 24

Which of the following is not a state of matter that we commonly encounter?

Accepted Answer

Plasma

Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Gas

Question 25

What happens when you heat up a liquid?

Accepted Answer

It turns into a gas.

Answer

It turns into a solid.

Answer

It gets hotter.

Answer

It changes color.

Question 26

When a solid changes directly into a gas, what is this process called?

Accepted Answer

Sublimation

Answer

Melting

Answer

Freezing

Answer

Condensation

Question 27

What is the main difference between a solid and a liquid?

Accepted Answer

Solids have a definite shape and volume, while liquids do not.

Answer

Liquids have a definite shape and volume, while solids do not.

Answer

Solids can flow easily, while liquids cannot.

Answer

Liquids can flow easily, while solids cannot.

Question 28

When a liquid turns into a solid, what is this process called?

Accepted Answer

Freezing

Answer

Melting

Answer

Condensation

Answer

Sublimation

Question 29

Which of these forces holds molecules together the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen bonding

Answer

Dipole-dipole forces

Answer

London dispersion forces

Question 30

When you pour water into a glass, it takes the shape of the glass. What state of matter is the water in now?

Accepted Answer

Liquid

Answer

Solid

Answer

Gas

Answer

Plasma

Question 31

Which of these is not one of the three main states of matter?

Accepted Answer

Mist

Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Gas

Question 32

What is the name of the change when a liquid turns into a gas?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Condensation

Answer

Freezing

Answer

Melting

Question 33

What happens to the particles in a substance when it changes from a liquid to a gas?

Accepted Answer

They move farther apart.

Answer

They move closer together.

Answer

They stop moving.

Answer

They change shape.

Question 34

Which of these experiments demonstrates the property of gases?

Accepted Answer

Filling a balloon with air

Answer

Floating a ball in water

Answer

Dissolving sugar in water

Answer

Mixing two liquids together

Question 35

What happens to the volume of a gas when it is heated?

Accepted Answer

It increases.

Answer

It decreases.

Answer

It stays the same.

Answer

It becomes zero.

Question 36

What is the difference between a solid and a liquid?

Accepted Answer

Solids have a definite shape and volume, while liquids have an indefinite shape and volume.

Answer

Solids have an indefinite shape and volume, while liquids have a definite shape and volume.

Answer

Solids have a definite shape but an indefinite volume, while liquids have an indefinite shape but a definite volume.

Answer

Solids and liquids have the same shape and volume.

Question 37

Which of the following is not a fundamental state of matter?

Accepted Answer

Energy

Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Gas

Question 38

Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume, and particles that are tightly packed?

Accepted Answer

Solid

Answer

Gas

Answer

Liquid

Question 39

Which state of matter can flow and take the shape of its container, and particles that are loosely packed?

Accepted Answer

Liquid

Answer

Gas

Answer

Plasma

Question 40

Which state of matter has no definite shape or volume, and particles that are very far apart?

Accepted Answer

Gas

Answer

Solid

Answer

Liquid

Question 41

When heat is added to ice, what happens to it?

Accepted Answer

It melts and turns into water.

Answer

It freezes and turns into ice.

Answer

It sublimates and turns into water vapor.

Question 42

What process occurs when water vapor turns back into liquid water?

Accepted Answer

Condensation

Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Sublimation

Question 43

What happens to the particles in a substance when it changes from a liquid to a gas?

Accepted Answer

They move farther apart and move more quickly.

Answer

They move closer together and move more slowly.

Answer

They move closer together and move more quickly.

Question 44

Which of the following is a mixture that contains both a solid and a liquid and in which the solid particles settle to the bottom?

Accepted Answer

Slurry

Answer

Suspension

Answer

Solution