5.P.2.3: Assessment

Which is an example of a change that will produce a new substance?

• A piece of wood is burned and turns to ash.

• A glass jar breaks into smaller shards of glass.

• A puddle of water evaporates into water vapor.

• A piece of paper gets wet and is shredded apart.

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Which would most likely result in change in the state of matter?

• baking a cake

• boiling water

• lighting a match

• rusting bike chain

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In which can the original substances involved in the change most likely be recovered?

• a piece of iron rusting

• a pan of cookies baking

• a piece of wood burning

• a container of juice freezing

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Which describes a chemical change?

• sugar dissolving in tea

• sunshine warming a sidewalk

• scissors cutting paper into pieces

• acid in the stomach digesting food

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Which action causes a chemical change?

• leaves dropping from a tree

• leaves blowing in the wind

• leaves being burned in a fire

• leaves being crushed into pieces

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When coffee is poured into a cup of ice, the ice begins to melt and mix with the coffee. Which statement best describes this change?

• The ice melting is a chemical change because the water changes form.

• The ice melting is a physical change because the water may be frozen again.

• The water and coffee mixing is a chemical change because the liquids change color.

• The water and coffee mixing is a physical change because the mixture forms bubbles.

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Which best explains why melting ice is a physical change instead of a chemical change?

• It does not smell bad.

• It changes from a solid to a liquid.

• It does not form a new substance.

• It changes quietly with no loud sound.

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Ramano is burning wood in a bonfire. What change is occurring during the fire?

• The wood is gaining more mass.

• The wood is changing into a liquid.

• The wood is dissolving into the ground.

• The wood is releasing a gas as smoke.

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Which change is most likely to produce a new substance?

• a piece of paper burning

• sugar dissolving into water

• glass breaking into many pieces

• water boiling and creating steam

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Which example best describes a chemical change?

• wax melting

• an apple turning brown

• a piece of paper being cut into small pieces

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