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Physical and Chemical Changes

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is burning wood a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
2.
Is glass breaking a chemical or phyiscal change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
3.
Is a a rusting bicycle a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemcial
b)
physical
4.
Is melting ice a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
5.
Is spoiling food a physical or chemical change?
a)
phyiscal
b)
chemical
6.
Is frying an egg a physical or chemical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
7.
Salt dissolves in water
a)
physical Change
b)
chemical change
8.

A student mixes yellow powder with water. Which observation would support that a CHEMICAL change occurred?

a)

The powder DISSOLVED in the water

b)

The water turned the COLOR yellow

c)

The bag's TEMPERATURE changed

d)

The STATE OF MATTER changed

9.

Which of the following examples provides evidence of a PHYSICAL change?

a)

Wood is burned and releases ash and smoke

b)

Iron rusts over time

c)

When mixed, baking soda and vinegar form gas bubbles

d)

Boiling water bubbles when heated

10.

Which of the following options provides evidence of a CHEMICAL change?

a)

Wood is burned releasing ash and smoke

b)

Rocks separate when soil is sifted

c)

Boiling water bubbles when heated

d)

Salt dissolves in water

11.

A white tablet is dropped into water. The water becomes cloudy and bubbles are produced. What type of change has occurred?

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

c)

No change

12.

Which word matches the definition "two liquids make a solid"

a)

pre-color

b)

precipitation

c)

precipitate

d)

pretest

13.

When mixing milk and vinegar, a white, chunky, solid substance is formed. What has occurred?

a)

Physical change: state of matter

b)

Chemical change: precipitate

c)

Physical change: freezing

d)

Chemical change: rust

14.

Which of the following is true?

a)

A physical change produces a new substance

b)

A chemical change does not produce a new substance

c)

A physical change can produce a precipitate

d)

A chemical change can produce a precipitate

15.
Hydrochloric acid reacts with potassium hydroxide to produce a salt, water,and heat.
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
16.

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.

17.
Chewing food to break it down into smaller particles represents a _________ change, but the changing of starch into sugars by enzymes in the digestive system represents a ___________change. 
a)
Chemical then Physical 
b)
Physical then Chemical
c)
Both Physical
d)
Both Chemical
18.

Why does the image best represent an example of a physical change?

a)

The pencil can no longer be used.

b)

The pencil is a different size.

c)

The materials making up the pencil did not change.

d)

The materials making up the pencil are different.

19.
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
20.
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
21.

What evidence in the picture indicates that a chemical change occurred?

a)

temperature change

b)

odor

c)

gas

22.

Which process is an example of a physical change?

a)

Burning

b)

Rusting

c)

Flattening

d)

Decomposing

23.

Which process is an example of a physical change?

a)

Cutting Carrots into pieces and mixed in a salad

b)

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich being digested

c)

Sodium metal and water combining to form a compound and a gas

d)

Sodium metal and chlorine gas combined to form table salt

24.

Which process is an example if a physical change?

a)

Water turns to steam when boiled

b)

Carbon combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide gas

c)

Water breaks down into hydrogen and oxygen gases over time

d)

Limestone breaks down into lime and carbon dioxide if heated

25.

Which process is an example of a physical change?

a)

paper burning to ash

b)

dough being baked into bread

c)

apple juice turning into vinegar

d)

rock being crushed into gravel

26.

Gallium is a metal. if you hold a solid piece in your hand, it will melt. This is a .

a)

Absorption

b)

Displacement

c)

Physical Change

d)

Chemical Change

27.

Which type of change does the diagram show?

a)

A change in mass

b)

A physical change

c)

A chemical change

d)

A change in reaction

28.

A cup of water is left outside for two days. When it was checked there was only half a cup left. What happened?

a)

evaporation; chemical change

b)

condensation; physical change

c)

evaporation; physical change

d)

condensation; chemical change

29.
Which of the following DOES NOT indicate a chemical change/reaction is occurring?
a)
Color Change
b)
Formation of a Precipitate
c)
Formation of gas/bubbles
d)
State of matter change
30.
Physical or Chemical Change?  Sodium metal burning in water.
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
31.
Grass growing in a lawn
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
32.
What happens to atoms after a chemical change?
a)
They remain in the same place.
b)
They become bigger.
c)
They link up in different ways.
d)
They dissolve to form a mixture.
33.
True or False: a physical change may produce a new substance.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
A physical change can sometimes result in a color change. Which of the following situations show this?
a)
Milk turns yellow when it spoils.
b)
Dough becomes darker when it is baked into cake.
c)
A red candy dissolves and turns water pink.
d)
A match turns black when it is burned.
35.
Which example represents a chemical change occurring? 
a)
A blue bike is painted pink
b)
Sand paper is used to smooth wood
c)
When the two chemicals inside an ice pack are mixed it becomes cold 
d)
Paper is ripped into smaller pieces