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Physical and Chemical Changes

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
melting ice cream
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
2.
glass breaking
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
3.
a rusting bicycle
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
4.
mowing the lawn
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
5.
fireworks exploding
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
6.
frying an egg
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
7.
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
8.
freezing chocolate covered bananas
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
9.
corroding metal
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
10.
separating sand and gravel
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
11.

Which of the following is evidence of a physical change?

a)

New substance

b)

Shape Change

c)

Light produced

d)

Gas released.

12.

A teacher is demonstrating physical and chemical changes to her class. Which action should they use to demonstrate a chemical change?

a)

Cutting a piece of paper with scissors.

b)

Folding a piece of paper into an airplane.

c)

Ripping a piece of paper with their hands.

d)

Burning a piece of paper with a match.

13.

A physical change is

a)

a change where the characteristics do not change the substance

b)

a change where the characteristics do change the substance

c)

a change where the chemistry changes

14.

Properties that describe how a substance looks, feels, or its state of matter, etc. are __________________.

a)

Chemical properties

b)

Physical properties

15.
Properties that describe how a substance reacts with other substances are called?
a)
Chemical properties
b)
Physical properties
16.
Which of the following is NOT a clue that a chemical reaction has taken place?
a)
Changing size
b)
Changing color
c)
A gas being formed
d)
Formation of a precipitate
17.
Which of the following IS a clue that a chemical change has occurred? 
a)
State of matter change
b)
Size Change
c)
Change in temperature
d)
Shape change
18.
What kind of properties can only be observed when a substance changes into a different substance?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical properties
c)
liquid properties
d)
real properties
19.

Is melting butter for popcorn a chemical or physical change?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

20.
Fizzing, foaming, and burning are all examples of
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
21.
Photosynthesis is an example of a
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
22.

A change in which NEW substances are formed.

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

23.

Salt dissolved in water is a

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

24.

if there is a change in color, production of light, production of heat, production of gas, production of smell or formation of a new substance.

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

25.

A physical change _____________ the identity of the substance.

a)

changes

b)

maintains

26.

Color change like in a drop of food coloring in water, is a _________ change.

a)

physical

b)

chemical

27.
Flammability (burns)
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Property
28.
Solubility (dissolves)
a)
Physical Proeprty
b)
Chemical Property
29.

The formation of a solid when two liquids combine is called?

a)

Solidification

b)

Freezing

c)

Precipitate

d)

Solubility

30.
Causes a change in temperature ...
a)
Chemical Reaction
b)
Physical Reaction
31.
Causes a change in odor ...
a)
Chemical Reaction 
b)
Physical Reaction
32.
Which Law states that Matter cannot be created or destroyed during a Chemical Change/Reaction?
a)
Conservation of Energy
b)
Conservation of Matter (Mass)
c)
Conservation of Momentum
d)
Conservation of Thermodynamics
33.

baking soda and vinegar chemically combine to make a new substance. What type of change is this?

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

34.
a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

35.
Density, melting point, boiling point:These may all be classified as
a)
chemical properties
b)
physcial properties
36.

This image shows what happens when methane gas (CH4) is burned (reacts with oxygen O2). Which of the following is a reactant?

a)

Methane (CH4)

b)

Water (H2O)

c)

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

d)

none of the above

37.

This image shows what happens when methane gas (CH4) is burned (reacts with oxygen O2) to produce carbon dioxide and water. Which of the following is a product?

a)

methane (CH4)

b)

oxygen (O2)

c)

carbon dioxide (CO2)

d)

none of the above

38.

This image shows what happens when methane gas (CH4) is burned (reacts with oxygen O2). This represents a chemical change because

a)

there is only one carbon atom.

b)

the products and reactants are made of atoms and molecules.

c)

there are the same number of atoms before and after.

d)

the atoms have rearranged to form new molecules.