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Property Changes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Water freezing into ice.

b)

A piece of wood burning.

c)

A toy car rusting.

d)

Zinc producing hydrogen gas when mixed with water.

2.

What type of change has occurred when a nail rusts?

a)

A physical change

b)

A chemical change

c)

An atomic change

d)

A reactive change

3.

What does it mean when there is a physical change?

a)

Matter has changed from one substance into another.

b)

Matter has changed on the molecular level.

c)

A new substance has been formed.

d)

Matter has changed size, shape or form.

4.

What is an example of a chemical change that happens inside your body?

a)

Food being broken down by enzymes in your stomach

b)

Food being broken into small pieces by your teeth

c)

Food being moved from your esophagus into your stomach

d)

Water being absorbed inside your large intestine

5.

How does rust form?

a)

Through paint flaking off of a metal surface

b)

Through a chemical reaction between iron and oxygen

c)

Through weathering

d)

Through the physical mixing of iron and water

6.

What type of change has occurred when a nail rusts?

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

c)

Atomic change

7.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Water freezing into ice

b)

A piece of wood burning

c)

A toy car rusting

8.

What does it mean when there is a physical change?

a)

A new substance has been formed.

b)

Matter has changed size, shape or form.

9.

What is an example of a chemical change that happens inside your body?

a)

Food being broken down by enzymes in your stomach

b)

Food being broken into small pieces by your teeth

c)

Food being moved from your esophagus into your stomach

10.

What is an example of a physical change that happens inside your body?

a)

Food being broken down by enzymes in your stomach

b)

Food being broken into small pieces by your teeth

c)

Food being moved from your esophagus into your stomach

11.

What can you infer about the changes that formed the Grand Canyon?

a)

They were chemical changes

b)

They were physical changes

12.

How does rust form?

a)

Through paint flaking off of a metal surface

b)

Through a chemical reaction between iron and oxygen

c)

Through weathering

13.
Melting a chocolate bar?
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change 
14.

If the H2O (water) molecules in ice are heated, they will start to:

a)

Move faster.

b)

Move slower.

15.
What happens when a piece of wood burns?
a)
A physical change takes place.
b)
A chemical change takes place.
c)
The wood loses its gravity.
d)
The wood loses its inertia.
16.
In what state of matter, do particles move so fast they cannot be held together?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
17.
Fizzing, foaming, and burning are all examples of
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
18.
Rotting bananas?
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
19.
What is a chemical property?
a)
Describes how it can react in a chemical reaction
b)
Describes the appearance or characteristics of a substance
c)
Creation of a new substance with new properties
d)
Change in appearance of a substance
20.
What is a physical property?
a)
Describes how it can react in a chemical reaction
b)
Describes the appearance or characteristics of a substance
c)
Creation of a new substance with new properties
d)
Change in appearance of a substance