SCIENCE 3
1 ST
PERIODICAL TEST
SY: 2025-2026
Name: _______________________________________________________
A. Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following best describes matter?
A. Anything that has color C. Anything we can see with our
eyes
B. Anything that has mass and occupies spacedD. Anything that can be eaten
2. Which of the following is a physical property of matter?
A. Ability to burn C. Rusting of iron
B. Color, shape, and size D. Ability to react with acid
3. The mass of an object refers to:
A. How hot or cold the object is C. The amount of space it occupies
B. The amount of matter it contains D. The way it looks
4. The volume of matter means:
A. The weight of matter on Earth C. The amount of heat in matter
B. The space matter occupies D. The heaviness of matter in
water
5. Which of the following is NOT a property of matter?
A. Mass B. Volume C. Energy D. Shape
6. Which state of matter has a definite shape and definite volume?
A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. Plasma
7. Which state of matter takes the shape of its container but has definite volume?
A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. Plasma
8. Which state of matter has no definite shape and no definite volume?
A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. Plasma
9. Which of the following is the force of how much the full of gravity on a mass of an
object is?
A. Mass B. Weight C. Volume D. Gas
10. Ana measured 2 kilograms of rice using a scale. What property of matter is shown?
A. Mass B. Weight C. Volume D. Shape
11. Carlo lifted a bag of groceries and said it felt heavy. What property of matter is
described?
A. Mass B. Weight C. Volume D. Density
12. A glass of juice contains 250 milliliters of liquid. What property is being measured?
A. Mass B. Weight C. Volume D. Length
13. A watermelon contains 5 kilograms of matter. What property is this?
A. Mass B. Weight C. Volume D. Temperature
14. An astronaut on the Moon weighs less than on Earth because of weaker gravity. What
property is affected?
A. Mass B. Weight C. Volume D. Density
15. A bottle can hold up to 1 liter of water. What property of matter is this?
A. Mass B. Weight C. Volume D. Length
16. What is the blanket of air of air that surrounds Earth?
A. atmosphere B. Viscosity C. Liquid D. solid
17. Which solid has a different texture from the others?
A. cotton B. toilet paper C. soap D. face towel
18. Which solid does not belong to the group?
A. sugar B. cup C. salt D. flour
19. Which solid occupies the most space?
A. table B. book C. paper clip D. pencil
[Link] solid dissolves in water?
A. sand B. sugar C. rice D. towel
21. Which of the following solids can you use safely even without adult supervision?
A. Knives and cutters C. Insecticides and paints
B. Toothbrush and toothpaste D. Bleach and bathroom cleaners
22. Where can you usually find household chemicals like insecticides, paints, and
bathroom cleaners?
A. Under the bed C. In cabinets, garages, and storage rooms
B. In clean soap dishes D. On the dining table
23. Why do some solids like knives and cutters need to be handled carefully?
A. They are very expensive
B. They can hurt people if not used properly
C. They are only used for decoration
D. They cannot be stored in cabinets
24. Which is the best way to know how to use cleaning liquids properly?
A. Guess how they are used
B. Read the labels on their containers
C. Smell or taste them first
D. Ask children how to use them
25. Why should children not use insecticides and bleaches alone?
A. They are too heavy to carry
B. They are useful but harmful if not handled properly
C. They smell nice and may be wasted
D. They are not found at home
26. Which of the following is the change of water into different states without changing
its composition?
A. Physical Change C. vaporization
B. Temperature D. condensation
27. It refers to how hot or how cold matter is. What is it?
A. Temperature C. freezing
B. Physical Change D. vaporization
28. What happens to water when it is placed inside a freezer?
A. Melting C. Vaporization
B. Freezing D. Sublimation
29. When water vapor turns back into liquid droplets, the process is called:
A. Condensation C. Sublimation
B. Freezing D. Melting
30. Dry ice turns directly into gas without becoming liquid. This process is known as:
A. Vaporization C. Freezing
B. Melting D. Sublimation
31. Which of the following is an example of melting?
A. Ice cube turning into water C. Dew drops on grass
B. Water forming ice cubes D. Smoke rising from dry ice
32. Which of the following is an example of condensation?
A. Ice cream melting on a hot day
B. Water vapor forming droplets on a cold glass
C. Clothes drying under the sun
D. Snow turning directly into vapor
33. The process of drying wet clothes under the sun mainly involves:
A. Condensation C. Vaporization
B. Freezing D. Sublimation
34. Which of the following shows that a liquid can change to solid?
A. ice candy C. iced coffee
B. cold syrup D. orange juice
35. At what temperature does wax in a lighted candle melt?
A. low temperature C. melting point
B. high temperature D. freezing point
36. You left an ice cube on the table. After a few minutes, it turned into water. What
process took place?
A. Freezing C. Condensation
B. Melting D. Sublimation
37. Maria placed her wet clothes under the sun. After a few hours, they became dry.
What process occurred?
A. Vaporization C. Freezing
B. Condensation D. Melting
38. When water vapor touches the cold surface of a glass of iced juice, water droplets
appear outside the glass. What process is this?
A. Melting C. Freezing
B. Condensation D. Sublimation
39. Paolo noticed that frost formed on the grass early in the morning during cold
weather. Which process happened?
A. Sublimation C. Freezing
B. Melting D. Vaporization
40 An ice cream cone was left outside on a hot day. It turned into liquid. Which change of
state happened?
A. Condensation C. Vaporization
B. Melting D. Sublimation
B. Identify if the following word are solid, liquid or gas. Write your answer in the blank.
_________41. Wind _________42. Rain _________43. Cake
_________44. Book _________45. Smoke
C. Match column A to column B
_____46. Solid changes to liquid A. vaporization
_____47. Liquid changes to solid B. sublimation
_____48. Liquid changes to gas C. condensation
_____49. Gas changes to liquid D. melting
_____50. Solid changes to gas E. freezing