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Physical & Chemical Properties & Changes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When an old bicycle left in the rain starts to rust, what kind of properties are being observed?

a)

physical properties

b)

chemical properties

2.

The Corvette is red in color. This represents what kind of property?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

3.

Imagine you're preparing pasta for dinner. You bring a pot of water to a boil and add a handful of salt. What type of property is demonstrated by the salt dissolving into the boiling water?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

4.

Imagine you are in a high school chemistry lab with your friend, John. John accidentally spills some Sulfur from a test tube. You immediately notice a bad smell, almost like rotten eggs. This bad smell of Sulfur is an example of what type of property?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

5.

On a hot summer day, you notice your ice cream cone melting quickly. This is an example of a:

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

6.

When a pot of water is heated on a stove to 212° F, it begins to boil. This is an example of a

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

7.

Imagine you are at a gas station filling up your car. You see a sign that warns against open flames because gasoline can catch fire. This is an example of a

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

8.

Imagine you are at a science fair. You see a demonstration where a scientist drops a small piece of Sodium into a water-filled fish tank. Immediately, there is a fiery explosion. This is an example of a

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

c)

Physical property

d)

Chemical property

9.

The tips of matches are very combustible. What type of property does this represent?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

10.

Imagine you are in a chemistry lab and you mix sodium hydroxide with silver nitrate. You notice a solid forming in the solution. What type of change does this represent?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

11.

When an old iron gate is left out in the rain, it starts to rust. This rusting process is an example of what type of property?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

12.

During a science experiment in school, students mixed two chemicals. What happens in this scenario which is common to ALL chemical changes?

a)

Change in state of matter

b)

A new substance is formed

c)

Bubbles are produced

d)

An explosion

13.

You are at a sports event and you see a player mixing Gatorade powder into his water bottle. Is this a physical or chemical change?

a)

Physical 

b)

Chemical

14.

You left a piece of cheese in your fridge for a long time and noticed mold growing on it. Is this a physical or chemical change?

a)

Physical 

b)

Chemical

15.

John is in his art class and he needs to sharpen his pencil. Is this a physical or chemical change?

a)

Physical 

b)

Chemical

16.

Imagine you are an artist and you left a copper statue you made outside your studio for a few months. You then noticed a greenish layer on it. Is this a physical or chemical change?

a)

Physical 

b)

Chemical

17.

Imagine you are in a science lab. You take two clear liquids from different beakers and mix them together. As soon as they combine, they start to bubble and the mixture turns blue. What you just witnessed is a

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

18.

Which action results in a physical change during a camping trip?

a)

Roasting a marshmallow over the fire

b)

Ripping open a bag of chips

c)

Lighting a match to start a campfire

d)

Mixing baking soda and vinegar to create a DIY volcano

19.

What happens when the ice in your drink melts into water?

a)

Some physical properties change, but the ice keeps its identity.

b)

No physical properties change, and the ice keeps its identity.

c)

Some physical properties change, and the ice changes its identity.

d)

No physical properties change, but the ice changes its identity.

20.

Imagine you are working in a metal workshop and you have to create a long thin wire from a piece of metal without it breaking. What property of the metal allows you to do this?

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

chemical change

d)

physical change