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Physical and Chemical Changes Quiz
Spot physical changes and chemical changes, plus the signs that a new substance formed.
- 🎓 Grades 5–6
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 5-PS1-4
- ❓ 20 questions
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What is a physical change?
- A A change that gives off light
- B A change in size, shape or state only
- C A change that makes a new substance
- D A change in an atom's nucleus
What is a chemical change?
- A Cutting something smaller
- B A change that makes a new substance
- C Mixing marbles
- D Melting something
Which is a physical change?
- A Cutting paper
- B Rusting iron
- C Baking bread
- D Burning wood
Which is a chemical change?
- A Tearing paper
- B Burning a candle wick
- C Melting ice
- D Crushing a can
Which of these is a chemical change?
- A Water freezing
- B Iron rusting
- C Glass breaking
- D Butter melting
Which of these is a physical change?
- A A banana rotting
- B An egg frying
- C Toast burning
- D Ice melting
Which is a sign of a chemical change?
- A A rock is broken
- B An object gets cut
- C Ice changes to water
- D Gas bubbles form when two substances mix
What happens when baking soda and vinegar mix?
- A They freeze
- B A gas forms in a chemical change
- C Nothing happens
- D They turn into salt water only
Is boiling water a physical or chemical change?
- A Chemical
- B Physical
It is still water, just in a different state.
Is cooking an egg a physical or chemical change?
- A Physical
- B Chemical
Is dissolving sugar in tea a physical or chemical change?
- A Physical
- B Chemical
Which shows a chemical change?
- A Milk turning sour
- B Milk spilling
- C Milk freezing
- D Milk being poured
Which is NOT usually a sign of a chemical change?
- A A color change that can't be undone
- B A change in shape
- C A new smell
- D Light or heat given off
Fireworks exploding is an example of…
- A A chemical change
- B A physical change
- C Melting
- D Dissolving
When a substance changes state, what stays the same?
- A Its state
- B The kind of substance
- C Its shape
- D Its temperature
Why is a burned log a chemical change?
- A It became smaller
- B It got wet
- C Ash and gases are new substances
- D It changed shape
What happens to the total mass in a chemical reaction in a closed container?
- A It decreases
- B It disappears
- C It increases
- D It stays the same
Which is a physical change you can easily undo?
- A Baking a cake
- B Burning paper
- C Freezing juice into a popsicle
- D Rusting a nail
Tarnish forming on a silver spoon is…
- A A physical change
- B A chemical change
Digesting food in your stomach is…
- A A physical change only
- B A chemical change
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