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Physical and Chemical Changes

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of a mixture that can be separated using a filter and a funnel?

a)

Kool Aid

b)

Coca Cola

c)

salt water

d)

sand and water mixture

2.

What would be the best way to separate a mixture of salt and water?

a)

density

b)

filtering

c)

evaporation

d)

magnetic attraction

3.

Substances in a mixture keep their own properties and can be separated from the mixture. Which substance can be easily separated by dissolving the mixture in water?

a)

sand

b)

salt

c)

sawdust

d)

iron fillings

4.

A solution is a mixture that looks EXACTLY the same everywhere. These mixtures CANNOT be separated by a filter. Which of these COULD use a filter to separate the mixture?

a)

A mixture of rocks and oils.

b)

A mixture of salt and water.

c)

A mixture of sugar and water.

d)

A mixture of juice and water.

5.

Gravel, sand, silt, and clay are particles that make up soil. What property would you use to separate the four particles?

a)

color

b)

minerals

c)

shape

d)

size

6.

What must be added to water in order to change state from liquid to a gas?

a)

more liquid

b)

energy or heat

c)

more oxygen atoms

d)

more hydrogen atoms

7.

Which is NOT a physical change in paper?

a)

tearing paper

b)

folding paper

c)

burning paper

d)

cutting paper

8.

Which is a physical change?

a)

rusting iron

b)

burning paper

c)

cracking an egg shell

d)

reacting baking soda and vinegar

9.

What is taking place on the surface of this water glass?

a)

sublimation has occurred on the surface of the glass

b)

water vapor in the air close to the glass has cooled and caused condensation

c)

water is evaporating because of the increase in temperature

d)

heat has caused the ice to melt and the glass is full and running over

10.

When water changes state from solid to liquid to gas, which one DOES NOT occur?

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

c)

addition of energy

d)

increase in temperature

11.

To change liquid water into ice cubes you have to...

a)

cause a chemical change

b)

decrease the temperature (make it colder)

c)

increase the temperature (make it hotter)

d)

turn the water into something new

12.

Which of these actions is a chemical change?

a)

mixing sugar and water

b)

crumpling a piece of paper

c)

rusting of a metal pipe

d)

crushing an aluminum can

13.

Using a physical property how would you separate these jelly beans?

a)

color

b)

mass

c)

length

d)

texture

14.

Jackson mixed some vinegar with baking soda. The mixture started to foam up and bubble. How did Jackson know a chemical reaction had occurred?

a)

the formation of a gas

b)

the color of the mixture

c)

the smell of the vinegar

d)

the volume of the mixture

15.

A mixture is a combination of parts that retain their properties (continue to have). I can tell this is a mixture because I can...

a)

eat all the parts

b)

measure the amounts of the parts

c)

separate the parts by their properties

d)

identify the parts that make up the mixture

16.

Which of these is NOT a chemical change?

a)

burning a log

b)

cooking an egg

c)

rusting of a metal pipe

d)

crushing an aluminum can

17.

Chemical change is an example of

a)

ripping paper

b)

chopping wood

c)

baking a cake

d)

stretching a rubber band

18.

Melanie and Ja'lan created a model volcano. They used baking soda and vinegar to produce bubbles and fizz making it look like an eruption. What evidence showed a chemical reaction?

a)

change in color

b)

gas production

c)

change in color

d)

light production

19.

Copper wire and nitric acid reacted and produced a brown gas and a blue solution. This can't be reversed. What is the evidence of a chemical reaction?

a)

ice forming

b)

steam rising

c)

the formation of a gas

d)

a change in state from a solid to a liquid

20.

What kind of change is the candy bar going through?

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

mental change

d)

weather change

21.

What could you do to the paper to create a chemical change?

a)

fold it

b)

color it

c)

tear it

d)

burn it

22.

How many school days are left after Spring Break?

a)

30

b)

32

c)

35

d)

40