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Physical and Chemical Changes Review

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is burning sugar a...

a)

Chemical Reaction

b)

Physical Reaction

2.

Ripping cardboard is an example of

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

3.

Baking a cake is an example of

a)

Physical Change (Just changed phases)

b)

Chemical Change (can't change it back)

4.

How do you know a chemical reaction takes place?

a)

Something new is made

b)

Changes Color

c)

Changes Temp

d)

Bubbles or Steams

e)

ALL of the ABOVE

5.

When you change from solid to liquid it is called..

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

6.

What happens as a solid starts to melt? Select all that apply

a)

Bonds vibrate and start to pull apart

b)

Bonds vibrate and pull together

c)

Temp increases and so does kinetic energy

d)

Temp decreases and so does kinetic energy

7.

What is the difference between HO and He?

a)

HO what santa says while delivering presents

b)

No difference

c)

HO is two elements because both are caps and He is one element since it is lower case

d)

They are both two atoms

8.

Is NaCl an element or compound?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Both

9.

A chemical change is different than a physical change because in a chemical change...

a)

Chemicals are used

b)

A new substance is formed and in a physical change no new substance is formed

c)

Molecules do not physically touch

d)

The change can be seen but in a physical change it cannot

10.

One clue of a chemical change is the formation of a precipitate. A precipitate is formed when...

a)

Two liquids react and a gas is produced

b)

A solid dissolves in a liquid

c)

One liquid dissolves in another

d)

Two liquids react and a solid is formed

11.

An element and an atom are different but related because...

a)

A particular element is made up of many different types of atoms

b)

A molecule is the same as an atom

c)

An element is made up of all the same type of atom

d)

An element is smaller than an atom

12.

Nails rusting is a...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

13.

Water boiling is a...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

14.

Fireworks are a...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

15.

Fireworks are a...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

16.

Crushing a soda can is a...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

17.

Breaking a window is a...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

18.

Lighting a match is a...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

19.

Matter can be classified by characteristics. In science, what do we call these characteristics?

a)

acidic and basic properties

b)

physical and chemical properties

c)

dependent and independent properties

d)

positive and negative properties

20.

Which characteristics are chemical characteristics?

a)

flammability

b)

melting point

c)

reactivity

d)

boiling point

e)

ability to rust

21.

Which characteristics are physical characteristics?

a)

melting point

b)

solubility

c)

combustibility

d)

boiling point

22.

What happens to the atoms of matter after a chemical change?

a)

The atoms are destroyed.

b)

New atoms are created

c)

Bonds are broken and new bonds are formed.

23.

Which changes are physical changes?

a)

Cutting paper

b)

Toasting Bread

c)

Crushing a Can

d)

Painting a Fence

e)

Dissolving Sugar

24.

Which changes are chemical changes?

a)

Cutting paper

b)

Toasting Bread

c)

A Rotting Banana

d)

Fireworks Display

e)

Rusting

25.

Two 6th Grade students mixed two substances together in a container covered with a balloon. After the mixing the balloon inflated. What sign is present that chemical reaction has happened?

a)

A precipitate formed.

b)

The color changed.

c)

The temperature changed.

d)

A gas was produced.

26.

A student accidently spilled vinegar into a glass of milk. Soon a strange solid appeared. What sign is present that a chemical reaction has happened?

a)

A precipitate formed.

b)

The color changed.

c)

The temperature changed.

d)

A gas was produced.

27.

Over time a banana on the counter turned brown. What sign is present that a chemical reaction happened?

a)

A precipitate formed.

b)

The color changed.

c)

The temperature changed.

d)

A gas was produced.

28.

When the candle was lit, a pool of liquid wax formed in the area around the wick, and then spilled over the side and solidified. Does this observation refer to a physical change or a chemical change?

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

None of the above

29.

Is the reaction that occurs in the diagram endothermic or exothermic?

a)

exothermic

b)

endothermic

30.

Which of the following is NOT a pure substance?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

31.

A chemical change is when two or more substance combines to create something new. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

a gas is formed

b)

ice melts

c)

wood is chopped into small pieces

d)

paper is shredded

32.

The law of conservation of mass says that in physical or chemical changes, mass is neither (a)   nor destroyed.

33.

When sugar dissolves in water a ______________ change occurs.

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical Change

34.

Cracking an egg is a ________________ change.

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

35.

Burning Sugar is an example of a ________________ change.

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

36.
Baking soda and vinegar combine to make carbon dioxide
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
37.
fireworks exploding
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
38.
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
39.
Bubbles form when two or more substances are combined ...
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
40.

Air:

Pure Substance or Mixture?

a)

Pure Substance

b)

Mixture

41.

Aluminum:

Pure Substance or Mixture?

a)

Pure Substance

b)

Mixture

42.

Water:

Pure Substance or Mixture?

a)

Pure Substance

b)

Mixture

43.

Dr. Pepper:

Pure Substance or Mixture?

a)

Pure Substance

b)

Mixture

44.

What term belongs in #1?

(a)  

45.

What term belongs in #2?

(a)  

46.

What term belongs in #3?

(a)  

47.

Sand:

Pure Substance or Mixture?

a)

Pure Substance

b)

Mixture

48.

Salt:

Pure Substance or Mixture?

a)

Pure Substance

b)

Mixture

49.

An _______________ is made up of one or more of the same kind of atom chemically combined.

a)

atom

b)

element

c)

molecule

d)

compound

50.

A ______________ is made up of different kinds of atoms chemically combined.

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

d)

molecule

51.

True or False: elements AND compounds are pure substances.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

A ______________ mixture is one that does not have a uniform composition.

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogenous

c)

pure substance

53.

A _________________ mixture is one where the substances are evenly spread throughout.

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

pure substance

54.

Which of these is an element?

a)

Salt (NaCl)

b)

Water (H20)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

55.
What is the smallest unit of matter?
a)
atom
b)
element
c)
molecule
d)
compound
56.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means. 
a)
compound          
b)
atom
c)
mixture 
d)
element
57.

Select all the pure substances below (pick 3).

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

molecule

d)

mixture

58.

Select all the elements. (Pick 3.) H2OH_2O

a)

H2OH_2O  

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Cl2Cl_2  

e)

NaCl

59.

Water

a)

Pure Substance

b)

Mixture

60.

The ability of a substance to catch on fire and burn is a

a)

chemical formula.

b)

state of matter.

c)

chemical property.

d)

physical property.

61.

Pizza, soil, and lemonade are all examples of

a)

compounds.

b)

atoms.

c)

mixtures.

d)

elements.

62.

What type of substance is always made up of a single type of atom?

a)

mixture

b)

element

c)

molecule

d)

compound

63.

What type of substance is ALWAYS made up of two or more different types of elements joined by chemical bonds?

a)

mixture

b)

element

c)

molecule

d)

compound

64.

A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined is known as a

a)

mixture

b)

molecule

c)

compound

d)

element

65.

A car rusting is an example of a

a)

physical change.

b)

chemical change.

66.

Which are BOTH pure substances?

a)

Mixtures and Elements

b)

Compounds and Elements

c)

Protons and Neutrons

d)

Mixtures and Compounds

67.

A ___________________ is also known as a solution.

a)

compound

b)

element

c)

homogeneous mixture

d)

heterogeneous mixture

68.

Which IS NOT a pure substance?

a)

Mixtures

b)

Elements

c)

Compounds

69.

Which type of mixture has particles which are uniformly distributed?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

70.
This diagram represents a _____.
a)
pure substance that is a compound
b)
mixture of elements
c)
pure substance that is an element
d)
mixture of compounds
71.
Can a mixture be separated? 
a)
No
b)
Yes
c)
Only sometimes
72.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture
73.
A pure substance...
a)
is an element or a compound
b)
is an element or a mixture
c)
is a compound or a mixture
d)
is a mixture
74.
NaHCO3 is an example of —
a)
an abbreviation
b)
a compound
c)
a mixture
d)
an element
75.

Describe this sample

a)

Pure element

b)

Pure compound

c)

Mixture of elements

d)

Mixture of compounds

76.
Describe this sample
a)
Pure compound
b)
Mixture of elements
c)
Mixture of compounds
d)
Mixture of elements and compounds
77.

Red water changing to clear is a

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change