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Easy

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Sort the Words

Sort each word or number into the correct category box.

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. A rock is a  

2. Water is a  

3. A wooden chair is a  

4. Milk in a glass is a  

5. Matter is anything that takes up  

Part C: True or False?

Read each statement. Circle True or False.

1. A rock keeps its shape even when you pick it up.

T F

2. Water keeps its shape when you pour it into a bowl.

T F

3. A book is a solid.

T F

4. Juice is a solid because it is in a box.

T F

States of Matter

Easy

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Sort the Words

Sort each word or number into the correct category box.

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. Air is a  

2. When water gets very hot, it turns into a gas called  

3. A gas fills the  

4. Juice in a box is a  

5. A balloon gets bigger because  

Part C: True or False?

Read each statement. Circle True or False.

1. Air is matter even though we cannot see it.

T F

2. Steam is a solid you can hold in your hand.

T F

3. A liquid takes the shape of its container.

T F

4. A gas only fills half of the room it is in.

T F

States of Matter

Easy

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Sort the Words

Sort each word or number into the correct category box.

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. An ice cube is a  

2. Orange juice is a  

3. The air we breathe is made of a mix of  

4. A wooden  

5. Steam rising from hot soup is a  

Part C: True or False?

Read each statement. Circle True or False.

1. An apple is a solid that holds its shape.

T F

2. Milk is a gas because it spreads everywhere.

T F

3. Helium inside a balloon is a gas.

T F

4. Oxygen is a solid you can hold in your hand.

T F

States of Matter

Easy

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Sort the Words

Sort each word or number into the correct category box.

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. When water freezes into ice, the change is  

2. Cooking an egg is a  

3. Melting butter on toast is a  

4. When paper is burned, it turns into ash and  

5. Ice cream melting in the sun is a  

Part C: True or False?

Read each statement. Circle True or False.

1. Freezing and melting are reversible changes.

T F

2. Toasting bread can be undone to make fresh bread again.

T F

3. Melted chocolate can harden again when it cools.

T F

4. Burning wood is a reversible change.

T F

States of Matter

Medium

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. A  

2. A liquid takes the  

3. A gas spreads out to fill the  

4. Ice is the  

5. Steam is the  

6. Air is a  

7. A stone at the park is a  

8. Water poured into a bottle is a  

9. Matter is anything that has weight and takes up  

Part B: Matching

Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.

1. Match each item to its correct answer.

ice

→

Solid water

water

→

Liquid state

steam

→

Gas from boiling

stone

→

Hard solid rock

States of Matter

Medium

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. When ice warms up, it  

2. When water gets very cold, it  

3. When water gets very hot, it  

4. Melting turns a solid into a  

5. Freezing turns a liquid into a  

6. Boiling turns a liquid into a  

7. A popsicle is juice that has been  

8. A chocolate bar left in the sun will  

9. Heat and cold can change the  

Part B: Matching

Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.

1. Match each item to its correct answer.

melting

→

Solid to liquid

freezing

→

Liquid to solid

boiling

→

Liquid to gas

cooling steam

→

Gas back to liquid

States of Matter

Medium

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. A  

2. A measuring  

3. A  

4. A kitchen  

5. A graduated cylinder has  

6. A  

7. A weather balloon carries tools high up to measure  

8. Milliliters (mL) are units we use for measuring  

9. A  

Part B: Matching

Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.

1. Match each item to its correct answer.

Ruler

→

measures how much liquid fills it

Measuring cup

→

captures and holds a gas

Balloon

→

measures length of a solid

Kitchen scale

→

measures mass of a solid

States of Matter

Medium

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Fill in the Blank

Write the missing word or number on each line.

1. Fog is made of tiny  

2. Rain is  

3. Snow is frozen water, so it is in a  

4. Wind is moving  

5. Hail is  

6. A cloud is made of tiny water  

7. Water  

8. When morning fog warms up, the droplets turn into  

9. Frost on a window is  

Part B: Matching

Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.

1. Match each item to its correct answer.

Fog

→

moving air made of gases

Rain

→

tiny liquid water droplets in the air

Snow

→

liquid water falling from clouds

Wind

→

solid ice crystals falling down

States of Matter

Hard

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. Honey pours slowly from a jar. What state of matter is honey?

2. Fog floats low over a field in the morning. What state is fog mostly?

3. Sand pours out of a bucket. Is sand a liquid?

4. Which of these is a gas?

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the correct answer on each line.

1. A material that flows and takes the shape of its cup is a  

2. A material that holds its shape on the table is a  

3. A material that is often invisible and fills the whole room is a  

4. When we heat ice enough, it  

5. Ice, water, and steam are all the same stuff — just different  

States of Matter

Hard

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. A chocolate bar is left in a hot car. What will it become?

2. A pot of soup boils on the stove. Some of the liquid becomes what?

3. Juice is put in the freezer for a long time. What will it become?

4. A puddle of water in the sun slowly gets smaller. Where does the water go?

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the correct answer on each line.

1. Heating a solid enough makes it  

2. Cooling a liquid enough makes it  

3. Boiling a liquid enough turns it into a  

4. If you cool steam down, it turns back into a  

5. Adding or taking away  

States of Matter

Hard

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. Water in a glass is at room temperature. What state is it in?

2. If you put a cup of water in a freezer at -5 degrees C, it will become a:

3. If you boil water on a stove at 100 degrees C, it turns into:

4. A bar of chocolate is left in a hot car on a sunny day. It will most likely:

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the correct answer on each line.

1. At 0 degrees Celsius, water changes from liquid to  

2. At 100 degrees Celsius, water changes from liquid into a  

3. Iron must be heated very hot before it melts into a  

4. Candle wax melts into a liquid, but when it cools it turns back into a  

5. Dry ice is so cold it turns straight from a solid into a  

States of Matter

Hard

States of Matter

Name:

Date:

Grade: Grade 2

Part A: Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. When butter melts in a warm pan, which change is happening?

2. Water boiling on the stove changes from:

3. A frosted cake is put in the freezer. The cake itself:

4. When cake batter bakes in an oven and rises, which change is NOT reversible?

Part B: Fill in the Blank

Write the correct answer on each line.

1. Chocolate chips in a warm bowl turn from solid into  

2. Boiling soup sends hot  

3. When juice is placed in an ice pop mold in the freezer, it becomes a  

4. An ice cube melts into a puddle of  

5. When popcorn pops, water inside each kernel turns to  

States of Matter

What's Included in This Download

What You'll Learn

These states of matter worksheets help grade 2 students develop essential science skills through engaging activities.

How to Use These Worksheets

1. Download & Print: Click the download button to get the PDF. Print on standard 8.5" x 11" paper.
2. Start Simple: Begin with easier pages before moving to more challenging activities.
3. Daily Practice: Dedicate 10-15 minutes each day for consistent learning.
4. Use Manipulatives: Pair worksheets with physical objects like blocks or counters.
5. Provide Encouragement: Celebrate progress and effort to build confidence.
6. Check Progress: Use the included answer key to review work together.

Common Mistakes to Watch For

• Thinking gas is not matter because you cannot see it. Air is real matter — it fills balloons and pushes on sails, even though it is invisible.
• Forgetting that ice, water, and steam are all the same stuff. They are all water, just in three different states caused by heating or cooling.
• Mixing up liquid and solid when looking at slush, jelly, or sand. Sand is a solid made of tiny pieces, and slush is mostly solid ice with some liquid water.

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