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Physical and Chemical Changes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which action would cause the weight of an object or substance to decrease?

a)

Burning it.

b)

Stirring it.

c)

Freezing it.

d)

Dissolving it.

2.

separating sand and gravel

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

3.

Freezing juice is an example of a(n) ________

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

chemical reaction

d)

heredity

4.

Melting butter

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

5.

Smashing a can

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

6.

freezing chocolate covered bananas

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

7.

Is burning wood a chemical or physical change?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

8.

Freezing juice is a

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

9.

Cutting your hair is a

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

10.

Melting a chocolate bar is an example of a(n)  ______________ .

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change 

c)

photosynthesis

d)

heredity

11.

tire is inflated 

a)

chemical change 

b)

physical change 

12.
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
13.

A firework display

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

14.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the investigations?

a)

All of the situations are examples of physical changes because all of the investigations exhibit changes to the physical properties.

b)

None of the situations are examples of physical changes because they all involve a color change.

c)

Situation 2 is a physical change because rust forming is a natural process.

d)

Situations 1 and 3 are physical changes because no new substances are formed.

15.

Mixing Mentos and Coke

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

16.

A 5th grade student places baking soda in a cup. The student then adds vinegar to the cup. The student collects the data below from the experiment. Based upon the results of the experiment, which statement BEST describes whether the change is a physical or chemical change.

a)

The data concludes that a physical change has occurred because it had an increased change in temperature, which resulted in the liquid to start bubbling.

b)

The data concludes that a physical change has occurred because the color of the liquid changed when you mixed two materials.

c)

The data concludes that a chemical change has occurred because there was formation of bubbles when the materials reacted to each other.

d)

The data concludes that a chemical change has occurred because mixing two substances together will always result in a reaction.

17.

Chopping food

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

18.

Slicing apples

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

19.

Photosynthesis is an example of a

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

20.

Is hammering wood to build a treehouse a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

21.

This is a change in which matter changes to a different type.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

22.

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

a)

Melting ice

b)

Burning wood

c)

Dissolving sugar in water

d)

Breaking glass

23.

What happens to the molecules of a substance during a physical change?

a)

They are rearranged to form new substances

b)

They change their state but not their identity

c)

They are destroyed

d)

They combine with other molecules to form a new compound

24.

Which of the following observations indicates a chemical change?

a)

A change in state from solid to liquid

b)

A change in color

c)

A change in shape

d)

A change in size

25.

When a piece of iron rusts, what type of change is occurring?

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

c)

Both physical and chemical change

d)

Neither physical nor chemical change