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Copy of Physical and Chemical Changes 1 (2024) (5/28/2026)

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Use your Chemical and Physical Change Note-Taking Sheet to help you with these questions.

Physical Property:
  • Observable with the senses.
  • Can be determined without chemical transformations.
Chemical Property:
  • Indicates how a substance may react with something else.
  • Matter will be rearranged into a new substance.
Question 1
1.
Identify each as a chemical or physical property (use C or P):
a.) Blue color _______
b.) Flammability _______
c.) Solubility _______
d.) Reacts with Acid _______
e.) Sour Taste _______
f.) Melting Point _______
g.) Reacts with Water _______
h.) Hardness _______
i.) Boiling Point _______
j.) Odor _______
Question 2
2.
Indicate whether the following is a physical or a chemical change (use P or C)"
a.) Sodium chloride (NaCl) dissolving in water. _______
b.) Heat converting liquid water into steam. _______
c.) Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) reacting with vinegar. _______
d.) Iron (Fe) rusts in the presence of oxygen. _______
e.) Alcohol evaporating. _______
f.) Sugar dissolving into tea. _______
g.) Cooking waffles. _______
h.) Grass growing. _______
i.) Food digesting. _______
h.) Towel absorbing water. _______
Question 3
3.
Read the following scenarios and use a P to indicate if a physical change has occurred or a C to note if a chemical change has occurred.
a.) _______ A block of solid water is placed on a table. Soon it changes into a puddle. After two hours, the puddle is gone.
b.) _______ Two unknown chemicals are mixed; heat and a gas are given off.
c.) _______ A bicycle is kept outside against a house; soon, visible spots of rust can be seen.
d.) _______ A solid is crushed into a powder.
e.) _______ Two unknown substance are mixed together; light is produced after they are mixed.
f.) _______ A piece of sodium (Na) is placed on a block of ice; as the ice melts, smoke, fire, and bubbles form on the surface of the ice.
g.) _______ Salt and pepper are mixed in one shaker.
h.) _______ Chocolate syrup is mixed in milk to make chocolate milk.
i.) _______ A marshmallow is roasted over a fire.
j.) _______ Before it is roasted, a marshmallow is cut in half.
For each scenario, indicate whether a physical or chemical change has occurred with a P or a C in the fill-in-the-blank section.

After each, in the short answer sections, provide evidence that backs-up your answer as to why something is a physical or chemical change.

It might be a good idea to refer back to the definitions of each in your note-taking sheet.
Question 4
4.
Someone removes a fresh loaf of bread from an oven. A warm slice of the bread is removed and butter is spread over the slice of bread, melting into crevices of the bread. _______
Question 5
5.

Evidence for the previous question:

Question 6
6.
You toast a piece of bread, but the toaster does not stop toasting, soon the toaster is billowing smoke and the bread is black. _______
Question 7
7.

Evidence for the previous question:

Question 8
8.
A straight piece of copper wire is coiled to form a spring. _______
Question 9
9.

Evidence for the previous question:

Question 10
10.
When mixing biscuit batter, you add baking powder which soon reacts to release carbon dioxide gas. This causes the batter to rise and expand. _______
Question 11
11.

Evidence for the previous question:

Question 12
12.
Kool-Aid mix is added to water. _______
Question 13
13.

Evidence for the previous question:

Question 14
14.

Select all of the statements that are TRUE.
In a physical change, matter is often rearranged.
Breaking up concrete to form a stony powder is a chemical change.
When ice cream melts, a chemical change occurs.
Evaporation occurs when liquid water is converted into a gas.
Burning wood is a physical change.
Evaporation is a physical change.
Acid rain breaking down limestone blocks is a physical change.
The combination of hydrogen and oxygen is a chemical change.
Changing the size and shape of pieces of wood would be a chemical change.
Sand being washed out to sea is a chemical change.