Changes in Matter

A _________ is any change that alters the form or appearance of matter, but does not make any substance in the matter into a different substance.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A substance that undergoes a physical change is still the same substance after the change.

• True

• False

Matter occurs in three familiar states

• solid

• gas

• liquid

_____ _____ is a gas that is mixed with air and water.

A change in state, such as from a solid to a liquid or from a liquid to gas, is an example

• chemical change

• physical change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Dissolving a substance in liquid is an example of a

• physical change

• chemical change

Examples of physical changes include

• bending

• crushing

• breaking

• chopping

The methods of separating mixtures also involve physical changes

• filtration

• distillation

A change in matter that produces one or more new substances is a ________ change.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Unlike a physical change, a chemical change produces new substances with properties different from those of the original substance.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5