Physical Changes 2nd Grade

Multiple Choice

Which process is occurring in this image?

• Cutting

• Sharing

• Making

• Melting

Multiple Choice

A ___________ is a change to a material that does not make a new kind of matter.

• Physical Property

• Physical Change

• Physical Characteristics

• basic property

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a process that causes a physical change?

• Sanding

• Cutting

• Folding

• Hearing

Multiple Choice

A student places a container full of water in the freezer.

What will happen to the container full of water?

• The water in the container will remain a liquid.

• The water in the container will cause the container to explode.

• The water in the container will change into a solid.

• The water in the container will disappear.

Multiple Select

Which of the following processes can be used to change the physical properties of a

piece of paper? Select TWO correct answers.

• Melting

• Freezing

• Sanding

• Cutting

• Folding

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about folding paper is true?

• When you fold a piece of paper, you change only its shape.

• When you fold a piece of paper, you change only its size.

• When you fold a piece of paper, you change it to a new material.

• When you fold a piece of paper, you change its size and shape.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following processes would change the shape of a wooden block?

• Melting

• Freezing

• Sanding

• Folding

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of irreversible changes?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Melting chocolate chips

• Burning wood

• Freezing a metal spoon

• Baking a cake

• Melting ice cubes

Multiple Choice

What physical change occurs when you melt ice?

• The ice changes from a liquid to a solid.

• The ice changes from a liquid to steam.

• The ice changes from a solid to a liquid.

• The ice changes color.

Multiple Choice

Two students bring their snowy boots and gloves inside the house.

• The snow will condense.

• The snow will freeze.

• The snow will melt.

• The snow will evaporate.

Multiple Choice

What happens to a solid when it is heated?

• It freezes into a liquid.

• It remains solid.

• It freezes into a gas.

• It melts into a liquid.

Multiple Choice

Which action will make a substance change its state of matter from liquid to solid?

• Ice cream left on the kitchen counter.

• Melted butter is put in the refrigerator.

• Bacon fat in a hot frying pan.

• Ice cube in a drink on a hot day.