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Physical and Chemical change

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is burning wood a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
2.
Is spoiling food a physical or chemical change?
a)
phyiscal
b)
chemical
3.
Salt dissolves in water
a)
physical Change
b)
chemical change
4.
Which is a chemical change?
a)
freezing fruit juice
b)
slicing a potato
c)
boiling water
d)
copper metal turning green
5.
what is the definition of physical change?
a)
any change that results in the formation of new chemical substances. 
b)
rusting
c)

changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical identity.

d)
any property that is measurable, whose value describes a state of a physical system
6.

What is a chemical change?

a)

How two chemicals react with one another when combined

b)

A property that we can measure or observe with our 5 senses or other tools

c)

When two chemicals react with one another to form a new substance

d)

When a change occurs but it does not result in the formation of a new substance

7.

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

a)

The powder DISSOLVED in the water

b)

The water turned the COLOR yellow

c)

The water's TEMPERATURE changed

d)

The STATE OF MATTER changed

8.

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

9.

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

10.

Which observations prove a chemical change occurred ?

a)

Dissolving and expected color change

b)

Mixing and dissolving

c)

State of matter change and boiling water bubbles

d)

Unexpected color change and temperature change

11.

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: new gas

12.
Which is a way that a piece of paper can go through a chemical change?
a)
fold the paper in half
b)
soak the paper in water
c)
burn the paper with fire
d)
cut the paper with scissors
13.
Sodium Hydroxide dissolves in water
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
14.

which of these example is a physical change?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is a solution?

a)

the substance that dissolves in a solvent

b)

a liquid mixture that contains a solute and a solvent

c)

the liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution

d)

mixture of water and solid that does not dissolve

16.

What is a solute?

a)

the substance that dissolves in a solvent

b)

a liquid mixture that contains a solute and a solvent

c)

the liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution

d)

mixture of water and solid that does not dissolve

17.

What is a solvent?

a)

the substance that dissolves in a solvent

b)

a liquid mixture that contains a solute and a solvent

c)

the liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution

d)

mixture of water and solid that does not dissolve

18.
Blue Color: Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
19.

What is a chemical property?

a)

A property that describes the state of a system

b)

A property observed during a reaction

20.
Ice melting is an example of a
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
c)
physical property
d)
chemical property