Grade 4Sciencequiz16 questions

Solids, liquids and gases

Grade 4: properties of each state, melting and freezing, evaporation and condensation, the water cycle.

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Questions

  1. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and a fixed volume?

    • Gas
    • Liquid
    • Solid
    • Steam
    Show answerSolid

  2. What happens to a gas when you put it into a bigger container?

    • It sinks to the bottom
    • It spreads out to fill it
    • It stays in one corner
    • It turns into a solid
    Show answerIt spreads out to fill it

  3. A liquid takes the shape of the container it is poured into. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. Which state of matter can be squashed into a smaller space easily? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerGas

  5. What is it called when a solid turns into a liquid?

    • Condensing
    • Evaporating
    • Freezing
    • Melting
    Show answerMelting

  6. At what temperature in °C does pure water freeze?

    • 0 °C
    • 10 °C
    • 100 °C
    • 50 °C
    Show answer0 °C

  7. When liquid water freezes, it becomes a gas. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  8. What is it called when a liquid slowly turns into a gas?

    • Condensation
    • Evaporation
    • Freezing
    • Melting
    Show answerEvaporation

  9. Cold drinks get water drops on the outside of the glass. What process makes them?

    • Condensation
    • Evaporation
    • Freezing
    • Melting
    Show answerCondensation

  10. Water vapour in the air cools and forms tiny drops of water. What is this called? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerCondensation

  11. Which change makes wet washing dry on a warm, windy day?

    • The cloth melts the water
    • Water condenses on the cloth
    • Water evaporates into the air
    • Water freezes in the cloth
    Show answerWater evaporates into the air

  12. In the water cycle, what does the Sun's heat do to water in the sea?

    • Makes it condense
    • Makes it evaporate
    • Makes it freeze
    • Makes it turn into ice
    Show answerMakes it evaporate

  13. In the water cycle, what forms when water vapour condenses high in the sky?

    • Clouds
    • Oceans
    • Rivers
    • Wind
    Show answerClouds

  14. Precipitation includes rain, snow and hail. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  15. What word means water falling from clouds as rain, snow or hail? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerPrecipitation

  16. Which order shows the water cycle correctly?

    • Collection, condensation, evaporation, precipitation
    • Condensation, evaporation, collection, precipitation
    • Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
    • Precipitation, evaporation, collection, condensation
    Show answerEvaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection

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