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Matter Sorting Worksheet

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Matter Sorting Worksheet

Different states of matter illustration

🔬 Part 1: What is Matter?

1. What is matter?

Anything that has mass and takes up space

Only things we can see

Only things that are heavy

2. Circle all the things that are made of matter:

A rock

Water in a cup

Air in a balloon

Your thoughts

3. The three phases of matter are:

Big, medium, small

Solid, liquid, gas

Hot, warm, cold

📋 Part 2: Sorting Matter

4. Look at each item below. Write S for solid, L for liquid, or G for gas.

Ice cube: _____

Milk: _____

Air: _____

Pencil: _____

Juice: _____

Steam from hot soup: _____

5. Which statement is true about solids?

They keep their shape

They flow like water

You cannot see them

6. Which statement is true about liquids?

They always keep the same shape

They take the shape of their container

They float in the air

✏️ Part 3: Thinking About Matter

7. Draw one example of a solid, one liquid, and one gas in the box below:
8. Explain how you can tell if something is a liquid:
9. Fill in the blanks:

Matter has _____________ and takes up _____________.

A _____________ keeps its shape.

A _____________ flows and takes the shape of its container.

10. Write one question you have about matter:

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