CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHANGES QUIZ5th Grade Physical Science

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1. WHAT KIND OF CHANGE OCCURS WHEN GASEOUS NITROGEN BECOMES VERY COLD AND CHANGES TO A LIQUID?

1. physical2. chemical3. both chemical

and physical4. neither chemical

nor physical

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A PHYSICAL CHANGE THAT HAPPENS WHEN WATER CHANGES STATE?

1. Water boils2. Water freezes3. Ice sinks4. Ice melts

3. AS ICE MELTS INTO LIQUID WATER, ITS TEMPERATURE

Incre

ases

Decre

ases

Stays

the sa

me

Varies w

ith th

...

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1. Increases2. Decreases3. Stays the same4. Varies with the

environment

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4. YOU PUT SOME WATER IN TRAYS IN THE FREEZER. SOON, YOU HAVE ICE CUBES. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TINY PARTICLES OF WATER AS THE WATER CHANGES IN ICE?

They all move ...

They move m

ore...

They move fa

st...

They move only...

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1. They all move in different directions.

2. They move more slowly.

3. They move faster.4. They move only in

one direction.

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5. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO A GLASS OF ICE WATER LEFT ON A COUNTER ON A HOT SUMMER DAY?

The tempera

tur..

.

More

ice w

ill ...

The ice w

ill m...

The ice w

ill p...

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1. The temperature of the water will fall, causing it to freeze.

2. More ice will form as the temperature of the water falls.

3. The ice will melt as the temperature of the water rises.

4. The ice will prevent the temperature of the water from changing.

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6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CHEMICAL CHANGE?

Cookie dough b...

Toast burn

s.

Bread is cu

t.

Popcorn

pops.

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1. Cookie dough bakes.

2. Toast burns.3. Bread is cut.4. Popcorn pops.

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THE DROPS OF WATER THAT FORM ON THE OUTSIDE OF A COLD GLASS ON A HOT DAY ARE AN EXAMPLE OF

A chemica

l cha..

.

A physical c

ha...

Both a ch

emica...

Neith

er a ch

em...

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1. A chemical change.2. A physical change.3. Both a chemical and

a physical change.4. Neither a chemical

nor a physical change.

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8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A PHYSICAL CHANGE?

A student c

utting p

aper ..

An electric

heater g

ets ..

A generato

r burn

s gaso

li..

A lawnmower s

tops w

he...

25% 25%25%25%1. A student cutting paper in to four equal parts.

2. An electric heater gets so hot that it burns out.

3. A generator burns gasoline and produces electricity.

4. A lawnmower stops when its blade is clogged with grass.

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9. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A CLUE THAT A CHEMICAL CHANGE HAS OCCURRED?

A beaker b

ecom...

A liquid fo

rms..

.

Wate

r change

s ...

A car d

oor fee...

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1. A beaker becomes cold when you mix two liquids in it.

2. A liquid forms bubbles when it reaches a high temperature.

3. Water changes color when you add food coloring to it.

4. A car door feels hot if you touch it on a summer afternoon.

10. JOSEPHINE HEATED ICE UNTIL IT BECAME A LIQUID. WHICH TERM IDENTIFIES THIS CHANGE?

boiling

condensin

g

freezin

g

melting

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1. boiling2. condensing3. freezing4. melting

11. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO WOOD TO CAUSE A CHEMICAL CHANGE?

Break it.

Burn it

.

Cut it.

Saw it.

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1. Break it.2. Burn it.3. Cut it.4. Saw it.

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12. WHICH MIGHT OCCUR IF YOU HEAT A SUBSTANCE?

boiling

freezin

g

shredding

none of these

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1. boiling2. freezing3. shredding4. none of these

USE THE DATA TABLE BELOW TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

TEST RESULTS 1 DISSOLVED 2 INCREASED TEMPERATURE 3 FORMED A CLEAR LIQUID 4 HAD A BAD SMELL

13. THE TABLE LISTS A SCIENTIST’S OBSERVATIONS WHEN SHE STIRS DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES TOGETHER. WHICH TEST SHOW THAT A CHEMICAL CHANGE TOOK PLACE?

1 and 3

1 and 4

2 and 4

2 and 3

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1. 1 and 32. 1 and 43. 2 and 44. 2 and 3

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