Physical or Chemical Change - Practice

I rip a sheet of paper into pieces. This is a physical change because ____.

• I changed the size or shape

• I changed the state of matter

I boiled water on the stove and it became a gas. This is a physical change because ____.

• I changed the size or shape

• I changed the state of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

I made ice cubes in the freezer and they became solid. This is a physical change because ____.

• I changed the size or shape

• I changed the state of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

I sharpened my pencil. This is a physical change because ____.

• I changed the size or shape

• I changed the state of matter

I set wood on fire. This is a chemical change because ___.

• I started with wood and ended with smaller wood

• I started with wood and ended with ash and smoke

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

I bake a cake. This is a chemical change because ___.

• I started with a liquid and ended with a solid

• I started with flour, eggs, and butter and ended with cake

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A tree makes food from sunlight. This is a chemical change because ___.

• It started with sunlight and ended with sugar

• It got bigger

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

I chew on a lifesaver. The mint breaks in half, but it is still a mint. This change is ____.

• Chemical

• Physical

In my stomach, the mint is broken down to make glucose. This change is ____.

• Chemical

• Physical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

I put dough in an oven and take out bread. This change is ____.

• Chemical

• Physical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5