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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: orange juice?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

  2. Question 2

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

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

  3. Question 3

    True or false? Liquids can be poured.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  4. Question 4

    Is this a solid or a liquid: a grain of sand?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

  5. Question 5

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

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

  6. Question 6

    True or false? Sand is a liquid because it can be poured.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  7. Question 7

    Is this a solid or a liquid: a grain of sand?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

  8. Question 8

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

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

  9. Question 9

    True or false? Sand is a liquid because it can be poured.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  10. Question 10

    Is this a solid or a liquid: a grain of sand?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

  11. Question 11

    Why is it easy to pick up an ice cube but not a puddle?

    • A. Puddles are too cold.
    • B. Ice is a gas.
    • C. Ice is lighter than water.
    • D. The ice is solid and holds its shape; water is a liquid and runs away.

  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: cooking oil?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

  14. Question 14

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

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

  15. Question 15

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

    • A. True
    • B. False

  16. Question 16

    Is this a solid or a liquid: a grain of sand?

    • A. solid
    • B. liquid

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

  1. 1. B. liquid

  2. 2. C. Honey flows much more slowly (it is thicker).

  3. 3. A. True

  4. 4. A. solid

  5. 5. D. Each grain keeps its own shape.

  6. 6. B. False

  7. 7. A. solid

  8. 8. C. Honey flows much more slowly (it is thicker).

  9. 9. B. False

  10. 10. A. solid

  11. 11. D. The ice is solid and holds its shape; water is a liquid and runs away.

  12. 12. B. False

  13. 13. B. liquid

  14. 14. C. The water takes the shape of the dish.

  15. 15. B. False

  16. 16. A. solid