Changes in Matter- physical and chemical changes

A student added sugar to a glass of lemonade and stirred until the sugar disappeared. Why is this mixture a solution?

• The sugar pieces are still visible.

• The lemonade becomes a solid.

• Its parts are evenly mixed together.

• The sugar changes into a new substance.

What claim can be made about the event happening in the model?

• It is a physical change because the water can be refrozen to make ice again.

• It is a physical change because a liquid is formed at the end of the process.

• It is a chemical change because new materials are made when melting happens.

• It is a chemical change because the particles of the ice are close together.

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How did matter change to make the food shown in the model? 

• It went through a chemical change.

• It went through a physical change.   

• A mixture was separated over time.

• A solution was mixed together.

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Which of the following would be a chemical change?

• Melting a popsicle

• Tearing a sheet of aluminum foil

• Rusting of an iron nail

• Cutting a piece of string

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A student placed a beaker of saltwater over a flame. The water evaporated, leaving salt behind. What is this an example of?

• A physical change

• A mixture

• A chemical change

• Condensation

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Why is trail mix considered a mixture?

• Other foods can be mixed in with the nuts.

• The nuts are very well mixed together.

• It has several parts that can be easily separated.

• Heating it will cause it to separate out.

Which of these is an example of a physical change?

• Burning wood in a campfire

• Rusting of a bicycle chain

• Frying an egg

• Breaking a glass bottle

Which of the following is a chemical change?

• Melting an ice cube

• Tearing a sheet of paper

• Chopping a carrot

• Burning a piece of wood

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Which example shows evaporation happening?

• A puddle drying up in the sun

• Ice cubes melting in a glass

• Water freezing into ice

• Steam turning back into water droplets

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A _______________ is a combination of two or more things where each thing keeps its own properties and it isn’t changed by the combination.

• Evaporation

• Solution

• Mixture

• 1. Physical Change