Chemical and Physical Changes

Which of the following would be considered a physical change?

• Cutting paper

• pH test

• Burning marshmellow

• Roasting a Turkey

No Definite Shape and No Definite Volume

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume
• has a definite volume but no definite shape
• has fast-moving particles

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

NGSS.5-PS1-1

Ice melting

• Chemical Change
• Physical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Water freezing

• Chemical Change
• Physical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Wood burned in a fireplace

• Chemical Change
• Physical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Cake batter baked in an oven

• Chemical Change
• Physical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Baking soda and vinegar combine to make carbon dioxide

• Chemical Change
• Physical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Glass bottle that is shattered

• Chemical Change
• Physical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Students observed as small drops of water collected on the outside of a glass.
Which statement BEST describes why the water vapor in the air formed liquid water on the outside of the glass?

• The humidity outside the glass turns the vapor to liquid water.
• The water vapor pulls the water from inside the glass to outside the glass.
• The temperature of the water inside the glass is colder than the air outside the glass.
• The temperature of the water inside the glass is warmer than the air outside the glass.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4