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Solids keep their shape; liquids pour and take the container's shape

2nd grade (Year 3 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.2-PS1-1 · England: KS2 Y4 States of matter

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  1. Question 1

    Is this a solid or a liquid: cooking oil?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

  2. Question 2

    You pour water from a tall glass into a flat dish. What happens?

    • A. The water keeps the shape of the glass.
    • B. Some water disappears.
    • C. The water turns into ice.
    • D. The water takes the shape of the dish.

  3. Question 3

    True or false? A solid keeps its shape when you move it to a new container.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  4. Question 4

    Is this a solid or a liquid: seawater?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

  5. Question 5

    Honey and water are both liquids. How are they different?

    • A. Honey flows much more slowly (it is thicker).
    • B. Water cannot be poured.
    • C. Honey keeps its shape like a solid.
    • D. Honey is a gas.

  6. Question 6

    True or false? Honey is a liquid even though it flows slowly.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  7. Question 7

    Is this a solid or a liquid: seawater?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

  8. Question 8

    You pour water from a tall glass into a flat dish. What happens?

    • A. The water keeps the shape of the glass.
    • B. The water turns into ice.
    • C. Some water disappears.
    • D. The water takes the shape of the dish.

  9. Question 9

    True or false? Liquids can be poured.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  10. Question 10

    Is this a solid or a liquid: seawater?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

  11. Question 11

    You pour water from a tall glass into a flat dish. What happens?

    • A. Some water disappears.
    • B. The water turns into ice.
    • C. The water keeps the shape of the glass.
    • D. The water takes the shape of the dish.

  12. Question 12

    True or false? Pouring milk into a different jug changes how much milk there is.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  13. Question 13

    Is this a solid or a liquid: melted chocolate?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

  14. Question 14

    Sand can be poured like a liquid. Why is it still called a solid?

    • A. Sand is wet.
    • B. Sand is a gas.
    • C. Each grain keeps its own shape.
    • D. Sand is too hot to be a liquid.

  15. Question 15

    True or false? A solid keeps its shape when you move it to a new container.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  16. Question 16

    Is this a solid or a liquid: a lump of butter from the fridge?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

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  1. liquid
  2. The water takes the shape of the dish.
  3. True
  4. liquid
  5. Honey flows much more slowly (it is thicker).
  6. True
  7. liquid
  8. The water takes the shape of the dish.
  9. True
  10. liquid
  11. The water takes the shape of the dish.
  12. False
  13. liquid
  14. Each grain keeps its own shape.
  15. True
  16. solid