Understanding Physical Changes
A Grade 6 Science worksheet exploring physical changes in matter, including states of matter, dissolving, and mixing.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of physical changes in matter.
1. Which of the following is an example of a physical change?
Burning wood
Rusting of iron
Melting ice
Baking a cake
2. When sugar dissolves in water, what type of change occurs?
Chemical change
Physical change
Nuclear change
No change
1. A physical change results in a new substance being formed.
True
False
2. Evaporation is an example of a physical change.
True
False
1. When water freezes, it undergoes a change from liquid to solid.
2. A physical change alters the or appearance of a substance, but not its chemical composition.
1. Describe the difference between a physical change and a chemical change. Provide an example of each.
2. Explain why dissolving salt in water is considered a physical change.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
1. Physical changes often involve a change in the , size, or of matter.
2. Most physical changes are , meaning the original substance can be recovered.