Classification of Matter Flashcard

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What type of change occurs when water boils?

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Physical change

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a physical change?

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Change in form or state of matter

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What type of change occurs when iron rusts?

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Chemical change

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Which of the following is a physical property of matter?

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Color

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, gas

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Define matter.

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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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 physical change.

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Melting ice.

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Give an example of a chemical change.

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Burning wood.