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Metals/Nonmetals/Metalloids & Chemical Changes

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Metal tarnishing

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

2.


Leaves changing color

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

3.


Sugar is dissolved in water

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

4.

Ice melting

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

5.

Tearing paper

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

6.


Glass shattering

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

7.

Mixing flour, sugar, salt, and eggs for a cake

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

8.


Baking a cake

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

9.


Grinding chalk into powder

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

10.

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

a)

Iron rusting

b)

Cutting paper

c)

Folding paper

d)

Slicing a banana

11.

New substances are produced by a _______ change.

a)

physical

b)

chemical

12.

When you add pickle juice to baking soda you observe bubbling and fizzing. What can you determine about the new substance that has been formed?

a)


No chemical reaction occurred.

b)


Only a physical change occurred.

c)

A chemical reaction produced a solid.

d)

A chemical reaction produced a gas.

13.

Does not produce a new substance

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

14.

Produces a new substance

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

15.

You drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets in a glass of water and immediately see bubbles.

What is the evidence of a chemical reaction?

a)

Color change

b)

Precipitate formed

c)

A gas was produced

d)

Temperature change

16.

Melting Something: Chemical or Physical Change

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

17.

Boiling Water

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

18.

Melting Something: Chemical or Physical Change

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

19.
Crumpling paper is an example of 
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
c)
physical property
d)
chemical property
20.

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

a)
Burning of wood
b)
Rusting of iron
c)
Baking a cake
d)
Melting of ice
21.

Indicate whether the photo depicts a physical change or chemical change.

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

22.
Ripping up paper ...
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
23.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

24.

Melting iron

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

25.

Milk sours

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

26.

Burning charcoal

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

27.

Crushing a can

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

28.

Chopping firewood

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

29.

Water freezes into ice

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

30.

Two substances are combined and after a few minutes, the temperature has increased by 5 degrees Celsius.

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

31.


A student mixes two liquid solutions and a precipitate (solid) forms.

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

32.

Dissolving salt in water

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

33.

Cooking an egg on the stove

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

34.

Wood that is burning

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

35.

A bike's chain rusted after it rained

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

36.

Elements that have properties of BOTH metals and nonmetals

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

37.

I have an object that is dull, brittle, and an insulator, what is it?

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

38.

Usually magnetic

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

39.

Not magnetic

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

40.

Malleable

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

41.

Not malleable

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

42.

Good conductor

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

43.

Poor conductor

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

44.

Usually shiny

a)

nonmetal

b)

metal

45.

Dull

a)

nonmetal

b)

metal

46.

Can be drawn into wire (ductile)

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

47.

Cannot be drawn into wire (not ductile)

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

48.

Can be hammered flat

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

conductor

d)

luster

49.

Can be stretched into wires

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

conductor

d)

luster

50.

Brittle, easy to break

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

51.

I am a semiconductor...I may or may not conduct electricity

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

52.

I can be like a metal or a nonmetal

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

53.

Able to carry heat/electricity

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

malleable

d)

ductile

54.

Able to reflect light

a)

luster

b)

ductile

c)

conductor

d)

malleable

55.

Elements are grouped on the periodic table by their _____ and into metals, nonmetals, and metalloids.

a)

physical properties

b)

name

c)

state of matter

56.

Chewing food

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

57.

Digesting food

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

58.

Metals that are expensive and difficult to extract

a)

rare earth metals

b)

metalloids

c)

nonmetals

59.

Which is NOT evidence of a chemical change?

a)

Temperature change (gets hotter or colder)

b)

Precipitate (solid) forms when two liquids are combined

c)

Bubbles (gas produced)

d)

Change in shape

60.

Which is NOT evidence of a chemical change?

a)

Temperature change (gets hotter or colder)

b)

Precipitate (solid) forms when two liquids are combined

c)

Bubbles (gas produced)

d)

Change in size

61.

Color change

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

62.

Precipitate (solid) forms

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

63.

Gas is produced

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

64.

Two substances combined and start to bubble/fizz

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

65.

Two substances combined and the temperature changes

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change