Grade 6 Earth Science Exit Ticket: Matter

Matter Exit Ticket

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Grade 6 Earth Science Exit Ticket: Matter

Matter Exit Ticket

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Grade: Grade 6

Subject: Earth Science

Topic: Matter

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Questions: 25

Instructions:
Directions: Answer each question in complete sentences or with the best choice. Start with the easiest questions and move to the harder ones. Use what you know about matter in Earth science.

Skills Practiced:

Matter
Earth Science
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

What is matter?

2Question

Name one example of matter.

3Question

Is air matter?

4Question

What are the three common states of matter?

5Question

Is water a solid, liquid, or gas at room temperature?

6Question

Is a stone a solid, liquid, or gas?

7Question

Which state of matter keeps its own shape: solid, liquid, or gas?

8Question

Which state of matter flows and takes the shape of its container: solid, liquid, or gas?

9Question

What is one way a solid and a liquid are different?

10Question

What is one way a liquid and a gas are different?

11Question

Does matter always have to be visible to our eyes?

12Question

What happens to the particles in a gas compared with the particles in a solid?

13Question

Why does a balloon filled with air count as matter?

14Question

What happens to water when it freezes?

15Question

What happens to ice when it melts?

16Question

What is the name for a change from liquid water to water vapor?

17Question

What is the name for a change from water vapor to liquid water?

18Question

How can heating change matter?

19Question

How can cooling change matter?

20Question

Why is soil considered matter?

21Question

Why is a cloud made of matter?

22Question

What happens to the volume of a gas when it is put into a smaller container?

23Question

Why do solids usually keep their shape better than liquids?

24Question

How does matter in Earth science help us study rocks, water, air, and soil?

25Question

Explain one example of matter changing state in nature.

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
2	An example of matter is rock.
3	Yes, air is matter because it has mass and takes up space.
4	Solid, liquid, and gas.
5	Water is a liquid at room temperature.
6	A stone is a solid.
7	A solid keeps its own shape.
8	A liquid takes the shape of its container.
9	A solid keeps its shape, but a liquid does not.
10	A liquid has a definite volume, but a gas spreads out to fill its container.
11	No, some matter like air is not visible.
12	Gas particles are spread farther apart than solid particles.
13	The air in the balloon has mass and takes up space.
14	It changes from a liquid to a solid.
15	It changes from a solid to a liquid.
16	Evaporation.
17	Condensation.
18	Heating can make matter change state, such as melting or evaporating.
19	Cooling can make matter change state, such as freezing or condensing.
20	Soil is matter because it has mass and takes up space.
21	A cloud is made of tiny water droplets or ice crystals, which are matter.
22	It changes shape and spreads out to fill the smaller container.
23	Their particles are packed more closely and stay in place more.
24	It helps us understand what they are made of and how they change.
25	One example is water evaporating from a puddle into water vapor.