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How the World Works

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 29mins

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Class
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1.

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

a)

Burning wood

b)

Baking a cake

c)

Melting ice

d)

Rusting iron

2.

2. What is a sign of a chemical change?

a)

A change in state

b)

A new substance is formed

c)

A change in size

d)

Dissolving in water

3.

3. Which of these changes can be reversed?

a)

Freezing water

b)

Baking bread

c)

Burning paper

d)

Cooking an egg

4.

4. What is an example of a harmful chemical change?

a)

Rusting of metal on bridges

b)

Melting of ice in hot weather

c)

Boiling water for cooking

d)

Stretching a rubber band

5.
  1. 5. Which of the following chemical changes has a positive impact on life?

a)

Corrosion of iron

b)

Acid rain forming in the atmosphere

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Formation of compost from organic waste

6.

6. Why is recycling plastic bottles an example of a physical change?

a)

The plastic burns and forms new substances

b)

The shape of the plastic is changed without altering its chemical structure

c)

The plastic reacts with air to form new materials

7.

7. What property of water changes when it freezes?

a)

Chemical composition

b)

Flammability

c)

Density

d)

Toxicity

8.

8. What is climate change?

a)

A change in weather for one day

b)

A long-term change in the Earth’s temperature and weather patterns

c)

A holiday about the environment

d)

A change in the amount of rain for a week

9.

9. Which gas is one of the main causes of global warming?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Helium

10.

10.What do greenhouse gases do?

a)

Make plants grow faster

b)

Trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere

c)

Create more oxygen for us to breathe

d)

Block sunlight from reaching the Earth

11.

1. A change in which no new substance is formed is called a (a)   change.

12.

2. Burning wood produces __________ and __________ as new substances.

(a)  

13.

3. Trees help reduce climate change by absorbing (a)   from the air.

14.

4. Climate change can cause (a)   to melt, which raises sea levels.

15.

5. Harmful chemical changes like (a)   can damage the environment and living organisms.

16.

1. Boiling water is a chemical change because new substances are formed.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

2. Cutting a piece of paper is a physical change.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

3. The decomposition of food waste into compost is a chemical change.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

4. Acid rain has no effect on plants or soil.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

5. Physical changes are always reversible.

a)

True

b)

False