Changes in the Property of Matter

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

• Water freezing into ice.

• A piece of wood burning.

• A toy car rusting.

• Zinc producing hydrogen gas when mixed with water.

What type of change has occurred when a nail rusts?

• A physical change.

• A chemical change.

• An atomic change.

• A reactive change.

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What does it mean when there is a physical change?

• Matter has changed from one substance into another.

• Matter has changed on the molecular level.

• A new substance has been formed.

• Matter has changed size, shape or form.

What is an example of chemical change that happens inside your body?

• Food being broken down by enzymes in your stomach.

• Food being broken into small pieces by your teeth.

• Food being moved from your esophagus into your stomach.

• Water being absorbed inside your large intestine.

What is an example of a physical change that happens inside your body.

• Food being broken down by enzymes in your stomach.

• Food being broken into small pieces by your teeth.

• Food being moved from your esophagus into your stomach.

• Water being absorbed inside your large intestine.

What can you infer about the changes that formed the Grand Canyon?

• They were molecular changes.

• They were chemical changes.

• They were physical changes.

• They were changes in weather.

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How does rust form?

• Through paint flaking off of a metal surface.

• Through a chemical reaction between iron and oxygen.

• Through weathering.

• Through the physical mixing of iron and water.

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What happens when sodium undergoes a chemical reaction with chlorine?

• The two substances form a heterogeneous mixture.

• The two substances form a homogeneous mixture.

• A new compound is formed - salt.

• The two substances undergo various physical changes.

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Which term best describes the two substances that react to form salt?

• Delicious

• Nutritious

• Edible

• Toxic

Which phrase most accurately describes a chemical change?

• A change on the molecular level.

• A change in appearance.

• A change in taste.

• A change in form.

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