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Matter Sorting Worksheet
🔬 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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