Matter Is Made of Tiny Particles

Grade 5 Science Worksheet

Which statement is true? Circle the answer.

1. 1.
   • Particles are always big enough to see.
   • All matter is made of tiny particles.
   • Only solids are made of particles.
2. 2.
   • Air is not matter because we cannot see it.
   • Air is empty space with nothing in it.
   • Air is matter made of tiny particles.
3. 3.
   • Particles in a solid never move at all.
   • Particles in a solid stay in place and wiggle.
   • Particles in a solid move freely all around.
4. 4.
   • Particles in a liquid are locked in place.
   • Particles in a liquid are very far apart.
   • Particles in a liquid slide past each other.
5. 5.
   • Particles in a gas cannot move.
   • Particles in a gas stay tightly packed.
   • Particles in a gas spread out to fill a space.
6. 6.
   • Smell spreading across a room shows that particles are frozen.
   • Smell spreading across a room has nothing to do with particles.
   • Smell spreading across a room shows that particles move.
7. 7.
   • Sugar dissolves because its particles mix with water.
   • Sugar dissolves because water turns it into a gas.
   • Sugar dissolves because its particles vanish forever.
8. 8.
   • Food coloring spreads in water because particles move.
   • Food coloring spreads in water with no movement at all.
   • Food coloring spreads in water because the water shrinks.