1. Science - Year 3/4A Summer 1
States of Matter
What’s the Matter
Session 6
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2. Quiz on
States of Matter

3. On each slide there is a question and some possible answers
On each slide there is a question and some possible answers. Each answer has a letter. Choose the letter that is above the right answer and write it on your sheet.
Some are quite easy, others are a bit harder. If you’re not sure, give it your best guess.

4. 1. Matter is a word for all substances and materials that ..
are natural B
are man made C
exist in the universe

5. 2. Which of these are made of matter?
Only the water and the chocolate A
All of them B
All of them except the dog

6. 3. Matter can exist in three states: gas, liquid and …B
lumps
cubes
solid

7. 4. Which of these does not describe a liquid?
They can be poured
They take up the shape of a container
The particles have strong rigid bonds between them
They feel wet or sticky to touch

8. 5. Which of these does not describe a solid?
They can be cut or shaped
The particles are free to move around and fill a space
There are strong bonds between the particles
They can be picked up

9. 6. Which of these does not describe a gas?
The particles are free to float around
The particles will spread themselves out into the space available
You can pick them up
Some of them are invisible

10. A B C Liquid, solid, gas Gas, solid, liquid Solid, liquid, gas
The particles of matter are too small to see unless you look through a very powerful microscope. If you could see them, the diagrams show how the particles would be arranged for the 3 states of matter. Which order are they shown in from left to right? A
Liquid, solid, gas B
Gas, solid, liquid C
Solid, liquid, gas

11. Air is all around us. It is made up of a mixture of gases
Air is all around us. It is made up of a mixture of gases. The gas present in the largest quantity in air is: A
oxygen B
carbon dioxide C
nitrogen

12. 9. Which gas is used by plants to make their food?
oxygen B
carbon dioxide C
nitrogen

13. A B C oxygen carbon dioxide nitrogen
10. Which gas is used by plants and animals to burn food for energy (respiration)? A B C
oxygen
carbon dioxide
nitrogen

14. 11. What is the only substance on planet Earth to exist naturally in all 3 states of matter?
water B
oxygen C
rock

15. Remember you can’t actually see water vapour though
12. What is the missing word in this diagram? A
freezing B
condensation C
evaporation
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Remember you can’t actually see water vapour though
Ice
Vapour
Water
Melting ?

16. Remember you can’t actually see water vapour though
13. What is the missing word in this diagram?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Remember you can’t actually see water vapour though
Ice
Vapour
Water
freezing ? A
condensation B
melting C
evaporation

17. 14. What is the temperature at which water freezes?B
32°C C
0°C

18. 15. These are all examples of …B C
condensation
respiration
evaporation
Puddles disappearing on a playground
Paintings drying on a rack
A wet towel becoming dry on a heated rail

19. 16. These are all examples of …
Windows steaming up in the bathroom
A mirror misting up when you breathe on it
Water appearing on the side of a cold drink A B C
respiration
condensation
evaporation

20. 17. These pictures also show matter changing state
17. These pictures also show matter changing state. This change is called … A B C
dripping
freezing
melting

21. 18. Which 2 factors will speed up evaporation?
Clouds and sunlight B
Rain and condensation C
Wind and heat

22. 19. There is a fixed amount of water on planet Earth
19. There is a fixed amount of water on planet Earth. It is exactly the same water that has been around for more than three and a half billion years! This water keeps moving round and round, becoming oceans, then clouds, then rain and rivers and being used by plants, animals and humans. We call this … A
moisture recycling B
the water cycle C
the circuit of water

23. 20. When clouds release water, which then falls to the ground as rain, sleet or snow, we call this …
precipitation B
condensation C
transpiration