Matter Matters
States of Matter
The Melting Pot
Change it Back!
100

This word means how a material feels, like bumpy, smooth, or rough.

Texture

100

This state of matter keeps its own shape, no matter what container you put it in.

 a solid 

100

This happens to an ice cube when you take it out of the freezer and leave it on a warm desk.

Melting 

100

If you fold a piece of paper into an airplane, this is a reversible change because you can do this.

unfold it 

200

A brick is hard and heavy, while a pillow is soft and light. Hard, heavy, soft, and light are all types of these

Properties 


200

This state of matter flows, pours, and takes the exact shape of the container it is in.

liquid

200

To turn liquid water back into solid ice, you must do this to it

Freeze it

200

If you crack a raw egg into a hot pan and cook it, this type of change just happened.

irreversible change 

300

Name a material that is flexible (bends easily) and a material that is rigid (stiff and breaks if you bend it).

Rubber/paper (flexible) and wood/metal (rigid) (Accept similar correct answers)

300

Ice is water in this state of matter.

solid 

300

If you heat up a solid stick of butter in a pan, it turns into this.

Liquid

300

Crushing an aluminum soda can is this type of change.

reversible change 

400

What is the word used to group similar items together?

Classification 

400

True or False: Peanut butter and honey are considered liquids because they can pour and take the shape of their container

True 

400

When you boil water on a stove, the liquid water turns into this invisible __.

Gas, steam, Water vapor

400

Toasting a piece of bread in the toaster is an irreversible change because you cannot remove this from the bread.

Burn/toast marks 

500

What are the ways items can be grouped?

Hint: There are 6! 

Texture, Shape, Color, Hardness, Flexibility, Size. 
500

Air is a type of gas. Name two things you can fill up with gas to see it take up space.

balloons, tires, or pool floaties, or another appropriate answer 

500

Lava is actually this common earth material that got so hot it melted into a liquid.

a rock 
500

Wood turning to ash in a campfire is an irreversible change caused by this action.

Heating/ burning

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