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5.7 States of Matter and Changes of State Worksheet

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This Grade 5 Science worksheet provides structured practice on 5.7 States of Matter and Changes of State. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

States of Matter and Changes of State - Which model or diagram best shows how and diagrams to explain solids, liquids, and gases and how heating or cooling changes particle motion and state; distinguish reversible and irreversible changes? (NGSS 5-PS1 connections; DCI: PS1.A, PS3.A; SEP: Developing and Using Models; CCC: Energy and Matter; CCSS: RI.5.4)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A closed terrarium has a small pool of water. In sunlight, droplets later appear on the cooler walls. Which explanation is best?

AThe pool freezes and then melts again on the walls.

BThe water turns into dust and sticks to the glass.

CThe glass makes extra water by reacting with sunlight.

DWater in the pool evaporates when warmed and then condenses on the cooler terrarium walls.

Solution & Explanation:Sunlight warms the water so some of it evaporates. When that vapor touches the cooler terrarium walls, it condenses into droplets.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Which statement best combines particle motion and reversibility?

AReversible changes happen when particles disappear and then return.

BOnly solids can undergo reversible changes because liquids have no particles.

CMany changes of state are reversible because the same particles only speed up, slow down, spread out, or come closer together.

DAny change that changes shape must be irreversible.

Solution & Explanation:In many changes of state, the same particles remain present. The change can be reversed because the substance itself does not become a new material.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Old crayons are melted into a mold, cooled into star shapes, and later melted again for another art project. Which statement is correct?

AMelting crayons is an irreversible change.

BThe crayon wax can move between solid and liquid without becoming a new substance.

CThe crayons stop being matter when they melt.

DCooling can only change gases into solids.

Solution & Explanation:Melting and hardening crayon wax changes its state, but the material remains crayon wax, so the change is reversible.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 5 Science students. It aligns with educational standard 5-PS1 Connections (Primary standard selected for this workflow: NGSS 5-PS1 Connections. Skill focus: use models and diagrams to explain solids, liquids, and gases and how heating or cooling changes particle motion and state; distinguish reversible and irreversible changes. Associated ideas: DCI PS1.A and PS3.A; SEP Developing and Using Models; CCC Energy and Matter; CCSS RI.5.4.).