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Chemical & Physical Changes

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cooking an egg

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

2.

Melting Chocolate

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

3.

Evaporating Water

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

4.

Bike rusting

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

5.

Crushing a can

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

6.

Boiling water

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

7.

Digesting food

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

8.

Melting Wax

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

9.
Salt dissolves in water
a)
physical Change
b)
chemical change
10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

13.

You mix a yellow powder and a clear liquid. The liquid turns light yellow and the powder seems to disappear. This is a...

a)

Endothermic Chemical Change

b)

Exothermic Chemical Change

c)

Physical Change

14.
A change in phase ...
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
15.

Condensation on a glass

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

16.

Which is the best example of a new substance forming?

a)

lighting a match

b)

cutting a piece of paper

c)

popping a balloon

d)

hitting a nail with a hammer

17.

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

18.

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

19.

Students mixed two liquids in a beaker and listed their observations. Based on these observations, which statement contains the best evidence that a chemical reaction occurred?

a)

There is a change in shape.

b)

There is a change in volume.

c)

The two liquids mix into a solution.

d)

The two liquids form a new substance.

20.

Which statement best describes evidence that a chemical reaction occurs as a cake bakes?

a)

The water in the cake batter evaporates.

b)

The cake rises as gas bubbles form in the baking cake.

c)

The cake takes the shape of the container in which it is baked.

d)

The water in the cake batter is used to keep the cake moist as it bakes.

21.

When a PRECIPITATE forms, this is a sign of a...

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

c)

Atomic Charge

d)

Water Change

22.

What is true of ALL Chemical reactions?

a)

Produce gas

b)

Change color

c)

Form new substances

d)

Create a precipitate

23.

A change in the state of matter is evidence of a chemical change.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Mixing food coloring and water is an example of a change.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

25.

Which is an example of a physical change?

a)

a candle burning

b)

rust on a bicycle

c)

ice cream melting

d)

a firework exploding

26.

Which kind of change alters the shape of an object without changing what type of matter it is?

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

c)

gradual change

d)

sudden change

27.
A change in the size, shape, or state of matter.
a)
chemical change
b)
physical change
28.

Choose the best description below for the image

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

29.

A granular substance is added to a liquid. Which of the following would provide evidence to suggest a chemical change has taken place?

a)

the liquid gives off heat

b)

the granules dissolve completely

c)

the volume of the liquid increases

d)

the granules seem to get smaller

30.

Iodine gas has a purple color.

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

31.

Baking soda reacts with vinegar

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

32.

The mass of the NaCl sample is 20 g

a)

Physical Property

b)

Chemical Property

33.

Which of the following is a physical change that might occur because of a decrease in temperature?

a)

Fallen leaves decay faster

b)

Eggs are cooked and become solid.

c)

Solid butter melts into a liquid.

d)

Water vapor condenses into liquid water.

34.

Small gold flakes are removed from a water solution by filtering the solution.

This is an example of a

a)

change of state.

b)

chemical change.

c)

physical change.

d)

change of form.

35.

Mandy places a stick of solid butter in the microwave. She turns the microwave on and then removes the butter a minute later. The butter has now melted into a liquid.

The butter has gone through a _____ change because of _____.

a)

chemical; the heat made by the microwave

b)

physical; the heat made by the microwave

c)

chemical; the chemicals in the butter

d)

physical; the chemicals in the butter

36.

A chemical change

a)

changes matter from one form to another.

b)

creates matter.

c)

does not change matter in any way.

d)

destroys matter.

37.

Julie measured out 10.5 ounces of water. Then she measured 3.5 ounces of lemon juice. She added the lemon juice to the water and stirred until they were completely mixed.

What was the weight of the final mixture?

a)

3.5 ounces

b)

14.0 ounces

c)

7.0 ounces

d)

10.5 ounces

38.

A block of ice has a weight of 35 g. If the block of ice melts, what is the weight of the liquid water that is formed?

a)

less than 35 g

b)

more than 35 g

c)

exactly 35 g

d)

There is not enough information to calculate the weight.

39.

Lyle stirs 5 grams of salt into a beaker of water. He then adds 15 grams of pure iodine to the mixture.

If the total weight of the new mixture is 225 grams, what is the weight of the water?

a)

200 grams

b)

20 grams

c)

100 grams

d)

205 grams

40.

When substances go through chemical changes, which of the following will always happen?

a)

One or more substances with different chemical properties will form.

b)

A gas will form or a white solid will precipitate.

c)

Exactly one new substance will form and one will be destroyed.

d)

One or more substances will be completely destroyed.

41.

When a small piece of white marble rock is carefully placed in a beaker of hydrochloric acid, bubbles form on the surface of the rock and rise to the top of the liquid.

Which conclusion best fits this observation?

a)

The rock reacted with the acid and made a new gaseous substance.

b)

The rock dissolved in the acid by breaking into its smallest pieces.

c)

The rock was changed by the acid into its gaseous form.

d)

The rock heated the acid until it began to boil.

42.

Hydrogen gas (H2) and oxygen gas (O2) react to form liquid hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).

Which statement is true about the reaction?

a)

The same atoms are present, so the chemical properties are the same.

b)

The atoms of the reactants have combined to form a new substance.

c)

The product that is formed has the same physical properties as the reactants.

d)

The two gases have mixed together, but a new substance has not formed.

43.

According to the law of conservation of matter, which statement about chemical reactions is true?

a)

Atoms are created by some reactions and destroyed by others.

b)

Atoms cannot be created or destroyed by chemical reactions.

c)

Energy is created as atoms are destroyed in chemical reactions.

d)

Every atom destroyed in a chemical reaction must be replaced.

44.

Stacey is baking a cake. She mixes flour, water, eggs, oil, and sugar together in a large bowl to form a mixture. Then, Stacey places the mixture in a cake pan and bakes the cake for 30 minutes.

Which of the following is true about the properties of the cake after it is baked?

a)

The properties of the baked cake are different than the properties of the unbaked mixture.

b)

The properties of the baked cake are the same as the properties of the flour only.

c)

The properties of the baked cake will only change if the cake is baked for less than 15 minutes.

d)

The properties of the baked cake are the same as the properties of the unbaked mixture.

45.

Shannon broke her pencil into 4 pieces and found the mass of each piece.

Using the picture, what is the mass of the whole pencil before Shannon broke it?

a)

20 g

b)

18 g

c)

23 g

d)

The mass cannot be determined.

46.

Sugar is heated until it turns into a brown caramel sauce.

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

c)

Chemical and Physical Change

47.

Which sentence about physical and chemical changes is true?

a)

Both create a new substance.

b)

Neither creates a new substance.

c)

A physical change creates a new substance, but a chemical change does not.

d)

A chemical change creates a new substance, but a physical change does not.