Physical and Chemical Changes Worksheet
Identify and differentiate between physical and chemical changes in matter.
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet will test your understanding of physical and chemical 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. What is a key characteristic of a chemical change?
The substance changes state (solid, liquid, gas)
A new substance is formed
The shape or size of the substance changes
The substance's temperature changes
1. Dissolving sugar in water is a chemical change.
True
False
2. A physical change is always reversible.
True
False
1. In a change, the chemical composition of the substance remains the same.
2. When a chemical change occurs, new are formed.
3. Evidence of a chemical change might include a change in color, the production of gas, or the release of .
1. Explain the difference between a physical change and a chemical change, providing one example for each.
2. List three indicators that suggest a chemical change has occurred.
Match each example with the type of change it represents.
1. Cutting paper
a. Chemical Change
2. Frying an egg
b. Physical Change
3. Water boiling
4. Digesting food