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Changes in Matter

Grade 3 Science Worksheet

NameDate

Circle the answer.

  1. Water vapor near a cold glass turns into liquid drops. What is this change called?

    • melting
    • evaporation
    • freezing
    • condensation
  2. Juice is poured into a mold and frozen. What does it become?

    • a solid juice pop
    • juice vapor
    • liquid juice
    • melted juice
  3. Which pair shows a change and its opposite?

    • melting and burning
    • melting and freezing
    • evaporating and burning
    • freezing and rusting
  4. Road crews spread salt before an ice storm. Why?

    • salt helps stop water from freezing into ice
    • salt makes the roads warmer than the air
    • salt makes ice harder
    • salt soaks up all the rain
  5. Which change cannot be undone?

    • puddles drying in the sun
    • trees burned to ash in a wildfire
    • rain freezing into ice
    • snow melting into puddles
  6. Water in an open bowl gets lower each day. Which change is happening?

    • condensation
    • freezing
    • melting
    • evaporation
  7. On a cold sunny day, snow on a warm roof melts and drips. What happens to the drips at the cold edge of the roof?

    • they evaporate right away
    • they melt again
    • they turn into snow
    • they freeze into icicles
  8. Chocolate melts in a hot car. Then it cools in the fridge. What happened?

    • it melted and then became solid again
    • it stayed solid the whole time
    • it turned into a gas and back
    • it burned and cannot change back
  9. Which observation shows that a change can be undone?

    • rust stays on a nail when it dries
    • melted wax hardens again when it cools
    • ash stays ash when it cools
    • a burned stick stays black when it cools
  10. A water pipe outdoors bursts on a very cold night. What most likely happened?

    • the water inside froze and expanded
    • the pipe melted
    • the water inside evaporated
    • the water inside boiled
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About this worksheet

Changes in matter explain how heating and cooling change water in weather, and why some changes can be undone while others cannot helps third graders connect observations with scientific explanations instead of memorizing isolated facts. Students may think drops on a cold glass leak through it, or that every change can be reversed. This worksheet uses short evidence-based situations so students must read the setup, identify the pattern, and choose the answer that fits the science idea named in the title. Students name melting, freezing, evaporation and condensation, predict changes from temperature data, and tell changes that can be undone from changes such as burning and rusting.

Support versions use familiar examples and direct wording. Standard and challenge versions add closer distractors and require more comparison. Encourage your child to point to the evidence in the prompt before choosing an answer. If the answer does not explain the observation or solve the stated problem, it is probably a distractor. That habit builds careful science reasoning and prepares students for longer investigations.

What your child will learn

  • Name changes of state
  • Predict changes from temperature
  • Explain weather changes such as dew and icy roads
  • Tell changes that can be undone from those that cannot

NGSS standard: 5-PS1-4, 2-PS1-4

Worked example

At 25°F a puddle freezes; at 45°F the ice melts again, so freezing can be undone. A log burned to ash cannot become a log again.

Common mistake

Naming the material but ignoring whether it gained or lost heat.

Helpful hint

Ask whether the material got warmer or colder, and whether it can go back.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with changes in matter?

Naming the material but ignoring whether it gained or lost heat.

How can I help my child with changes in matter?

Ask whether the material got warmer or colder, and whether it can go back.

Are these 3rd grade science worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.

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