Properties of Matter

Front

Color is what type of property?

Back

Physical

Front

Reactivity is what type of property?

Back

Chemical

Front

What is a sign of a physical change? Options: Bubbles forming, Color changing, Stretching, Producing heat

Back

Stretching

Front

What is a sign of a chemical change?

Back

Bubbles

Front

What happens to the atoms of a substance in a physical change? Options: Atoms get bigger, Atoms change their arrangement and motion, Atoms get smaller, Atoms bond together differently

Back

Atoms change their arrangement and motion

Front

What happens to the atoms of a substance in a chemical change?

Back

Atoms bond together differently

Front

Which of the following changes is a physical change of matter?

• water evaporating
• paper burning
• a nail rusting
• a silver spoon tarnishing

Back

water evaporating

Front

Which of these observations would likely be an indication of a chemical change?

• A change in odor when two substances are mixed
• A change in temperature when a hot substance is left standing in air
• A change in volume as a substance is heated
• The disappearance of a liquid as it boils

Back

A change in odor when two substances are mixed

Front

You mixed two liquids and a precipitate formed, what kind of change occurred?

Back

Chemical

Front

What happens when sugar dissolves in water?

Back

Physical change because the sugar is just getting smaller