Chemical and Physical Changes

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What are the states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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What is an example of a physical change?

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Tearing paper into small pieces.

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Which change creates a NEW substance?

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Chemical change.

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In which state of matter do particles move quickest?

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Gas.

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What is solubility?

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The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance; it is a physical property.

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What is a physical change?

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A change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance without altering its chemical composition.

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What is a chemical change?

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A change that results in the formation of new chemical substances.

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Give an example of a chemical change.

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Burning wood.

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What happens to the particles in a solid?

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They are closely packed together and vibrate in place.

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What happens to the particles in a liquid?

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They are close together but can move past one another.