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Chemical Changes

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a sign that a chemical reaction has occurred?
a)
change in shape
b)
melting
c)
formation of a gas
d)
dissolving
2.
Is melting butter for popcorn a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
3.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical change?
a)
crumpled paper
b)
pencil sharpening
c)
shrunken clothing
d)
rust
4.
A change where one or more new substances are created.
a)
Physical Change 
b)
Chemical Change 
5.
Fizzing, foaming, and burning are all examples of
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
6.
When you break a cracker into pieces it is a...
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
7.
Which of these is a result of a chemical change?
a)
A mixture
b)
A solution
c)
A new substance
d)
Melting or freezing
8.
Ice melting
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
9.
Wood burned in a fireplace
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
10.
Shredding a piece of paper
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
11.
Boiling water
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
12.

Which of the following is a sign that a physical change has occurred?

a)

Bubbles forming

b)

The object being broken into smaller pieces

c)

Heat being produced

d)

Light being produced

13.

What kind of energy is food?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

Chemical energy

14.

An object undergoes a physical change when it changes:

a)

color, burning, rusting

b)

shape, form, color

c)

tarnishing, melting, ashes

15.

An object undergoes a chemical change when it changes:

a)

shape, form, state of matter

b)

melting, odor, size

c)

color, burning, rusting

16.

When tearing a piece of paper, the mass will __________ because of the law of conservation of mass.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

17.

Bubbles quickly appear but then they disappear and there is no solid in the final observation.

a)

physical change

b)

chemical reaction

18.

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of/La masticación y molienda de alimentos en trozos más pequeños es un ejemplo de ...

a)

Mechanical Digestion/Digestión mecánica

b)

Chemical Digestion/digestión química

19.

Enzymes (chemicals) in your saliva help break down food while chewing. This is/Las enzimas (productos químicos) en su saliva ayudan a descomponer los alimentos mientras mastica. Esto es...

a)

Mechanical digestion/Digestión mecánica

b)

Chemical digestion/Digestión química

20.

What organ carries food from the mouth to the stomach?

a)

esophagus

b)

small intestine

c)

large intestine

d)

liver

21.

Digestion begins _____

a)

in the mouth

b)

in the esophagus

c)

in the stomach

d)

in the liver

22.

Chewing food is an example of

a)

chemical digestion

b)

mechanical digestion

23.

What chemical is used to digest food in the stomach?

a)

amylase

b)

insulin

c)

acid

d)

chyme

24.

What is the main purpose of the large intestine?

a)

it absorbs hormones

b)

it absorbs nutrients

c)

it absorbs water

d)

it absorbs proteins

25.
The mouth digests (breaks down) _________ by chewing.
a)
mechanically
b)
chemically
26.
Tube that carries swallowed food to the stomach
a)
esophagus
b)
liver
c)
pancreas
27.

Many processes occur in the digestive system. Which process is best classified as a chemical change?

a)

Teeth grinding candy

b)

Absorption of water

c)

Enzymes in the saliva

d)

Peristalsis in the esophagus

28.

Which of the following best identifies a physical digestive process?

a)

acid secretion

b)

enzyme action

c)

peristalsis

29.
Breaking food down with the use of enzymes is known as:
a)
Chemical Digestion
b)
Physical Digestion
30.
The acid in your stomach used for digestion.
a)
insulin
b)
hydrochloric
31.
The process with muscle contractions to move food through the digestive system is called ____________________.
a)
peristalsis
b)
pancreas
c)
saliva
32.

_________________ is when the body breaks down food into small units of nutrients that can be absorbed and used for energy.

a)

digestion

b)

enzyme

c)

peristalsis

33.

Which of the sequences best describes how a piece of chicken nugget is digested in the human body?

a)

mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, esophagus

b)

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

34.
What is the function of the digestive system?
a)
To break down food
b)
To help you breathe
c)
To pump blood through your body
35.
The crushing and mashing of food is what type of digestion?
a)
Chemical
b)
Mechanical
36.
Why do we eat food?
a)
To get nutrients and energy
b)
To get full
c)
To make waste
37.
What is an example of chemical breakdown?
a)
Chewing
b)
Saliva
c)
Peristalsis
38.
What churns food and breaks it down further using strong acids?
a)
Stomach
b)
Salivary glands
c)
Liver
39.

Type of digestion in the stomach:

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Both

40.
An example of this is chewing.
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion