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Chemical reactions and physical changes Answer Key

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Chemical Reactions
#1 Why is the sky blue? True
#2 Name two chemical reactions. Answers may vary.
#3 During a chemical reaction there can be an unexpected change in . . .? Color, temperature, or state of matter.
#4 When is color change considered a chemical reaction? When it is unexpected.
#5 Mixing vinegar and baking soda is considered a chemical reaction because why? It produces a new substance, a gas. Carbon dioxide.
Physical Changes
#1 When paper is torn, it is a physical change because why? It does not create a new substance, the pieces are still paper.
#2 Name two physical changes. Answers may vary.
#3 Why is melting a physical change? It does not create a new substance.
#4 Rust is a physical change. True or false? False.
#5 Explain what a physical change is. A change that may cause the substance to look differently in size or shape, but does not create a new substance or unexpected change.
Name that change!
#1 Chocolate melting. Physical change
#2 Mixing vinegar and baking soda. Chemical reaction.
#3 A light bulb being turned on. Physical change.
#4 Eating a doughnut Chemical reaction.
#5 Breaking a glass. physical change.
More name that change!
#1 Roasting a marshmallow. Chemical reaction.
#2 Lighting a match. Chemical reaction.
#3 Molding a piece of clay to make a sculpture. Physical change.
#4 Tearing up a piece of cloth. Physical change.
#5 Heating iron to make steel. Chemical reaction.
Chemical vs. Physical!!
#1 Firing clay in a kiln to make pottery. Chemical reaction
#2 Making popsicles. Physical change
#3 Sanding a piece of wood to build a shelf. Physical change.
#4 Mixing a green liquid and a yellow liquid to create a pink solid. Chemical reaction.
#5 Mixing two substances and having them produce heat. Chemical reaction.
Final Question
What is a quick test to see if a change is a physical one or a chemical reaction? Is something completely new and different produced, or is the substance still the same, but with a different appearance.