Phase Change Descriptions:

Melting

the change from ________________ to ________________.

Freezing

the change from _________________ to _________________.

vaporization

the change from ________________ to _________________ .

Condensation

the change from ________________ to __________________ .

Sublimation

the change from _______________ to __________________ .

Deposition

the change from _______________ to __________________ .

Decide whether each of these reactions is exothermic or endothermic:

a) When two chemicals mix their temperature rises:

b) A solid burns brightly and releases heat, light and sound:

c) When two chemicals are mixed their temperature drops:

d) Two chemicals will only react if you heat them continually:

e) Plants take in light energy for photosynthesis:

Worksheet Answers - Physical and Chemical Changes

1. Label each process as a physical or chemical change:

a. perfume evaporating on your skin

b. butter melting
c. wood rotting
d. charcoal heating a grill
e. autumn leaves changing color
f. a hot glass cracking when placed in cold water
g. melting copper metal
h. burning sugar
i. mixing sugar in water
j. digesting food
2. Which of the following would NOT be a physical change?

a. freezing water to make ice cubes

b. melting gold to make jewelry
c. burning gasoline in a lawnmower
d. boiling water for soup
e. tearing a piece of aluminum foil

3. Which of the following is NOT a physical change?

a. grating cheese
b. melting cheese
c. fermenting of cheese d. mixing two cheeses in a bowl

4. Which are physical, and which are chemical changes?

a. boil
b. burn (combustion)
c. condense
d. corrode
e. crumple
f. ferment
g. melt
h. rust
i. crush
j. freeze
k. oxidize
l. tarnish
m. explode
n. grind
o. rot
p. vaporize
q. photosynthesis
r. sublimation

5. If a certain mixture is homogeneous, you would properly conclude that the physical properties
and the composition:

a. are different from one part of the sample to another

b. vary smoothly from top to bottom of the sample
c. are the same in every small volume element from the sample
d. none of these

6. Label each process as a physical or chemical change:

a. Moth balls gradually vaporize in a closet

b. hydrofluoric acid attacks glass (used to etch glassware)
c. A chef making a sauce with brandy is able to burn off the alcohol from the brandy, leaving just
the brandy flavoring
d. Chlorine gas liquefies at -35 °C under normal pressure
e. hydrogen burns in chlorine gas
7. Label each process as a physical or chemical change:

a. fogging a mirror with your breath

b. breaking a bone
c. mending a broken bone
d. burning paper
e. slicing potatoes for fries
f. mixing sugar with coffee
g. frying chicken
h. a nail rusting
i. paper ripping
j. wood burning
k. mixing water and food coloring
l. food molding (rotting)
m. writing on paper
n. dyeing fabric

Directions, Part 1: Classify each of the properties listed below as extensive or intensive. Then
classify each property as physical or chemical. Write the word out to earn full credit.

Extensive or Intensive Physical or Chemical

Property
Property Property
color

combustibility

hardness

density

mass

melting point

ductility

volume

reactivity with acid

odor

weight

malleability

tendency to corrode

Directions, Part 2: Some measurements or descriptions of properties are listed below. Write
which property is being described in each case. Select properties that are listed in the
table from Part 1.
 A. 15 dm3 A. ______________________
B. can easily be hammered into sheets B. ______________________
C. 2.8 g/cm3 C. ______________________
D. burns when heated in the presence of O 2 D. ______________________
E. shiny metal forms a chalky white layer on its surface E. ______________________
F. can be scratched by a diamond F. ______________________
o
G. 500 C G. ______________________
H. can easily be drawn into a wire H. ______________________

Worksheet: Classification of Matter

Classify each of the following as an element, compound, solution or heterogeneous mixture.

1. Table Salt
2. Apple
3. Plutonium
4. Water
5. Calcium
6. Raisin Bran
7. Gasoline
8. Calcium Bromide
9. Iced Tea (no ice)
10.Silver
11.Chocolate Chip Cookie
12.Carbon Dioxide
13.Kool-Aid
14.Mud
15.Vegetable Soup
16.Pure Air
17.Bronze
18.Neon
19.Ammonium Nitrate
20.Spaghetti and meatballs
21.Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and water will form a solution. Both are liquids at room
temperature. How is it determined which one is the solvent?
 22.Sugar is dissolved in a cup of hot coffee. Is the sugar a solute or solvent? How do you
know?

23.State a difference between a compound and a solution.

24.State a difference between a compound and an element.

25.State a difference between a solution and a heterogeneous mixture.

Question
Which separating techniques will be use to separate mud and water?
Simple distillation is use to separate?
Which separating technique will be use to separate miscible mixtures?
What is paper chromatography is use for?
Which separating technique will be use to separate immiscible mixtures?
To obtain drinking water from muddy water what technique will be used?
To separate petrol from crude oil which technique will be used?
To remove leaves from a swimming pool which technique will be used??
To obtain pure sugar from a solution which technique will be used?
To determine whether the coloring in a fruit juice is a single substance or a mixture of colored
substance which technique will be used?

Fill in the Blanks: Complete the following sente

nces by Choosing the best separation technique for
each
situation listed below. Each word can be used on
ce, more than once, or not at all.
filtration
crystallization
chromatography
electrolysis
distillation
a.
Heterogeneous mixtures are often separated by _____
b.
Separating sand from water is done by _____
c.
The sugar in sugar water can be removed by _____
________.
d.
The separation technique that takes advantage of different boiling points in called ___

e.
Removing chlorophyll pigment from leaves might be done by ____

f.
The best way to decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen is by _____
g.
Crude oil is broken down by heat, vaporized, and allowed to condense into various liquids such as
gasoline. This process is called

Name the techniques which are suitable for separating the following mixture:
Situation

Separation Technique(s)
a. To obtain drinking water from muddy water
b. To separate petrol from crude oil
c. To remove leaves from a swimming pool
d. To obtain pure sugar from a solution
e. To determine whether the colouring in a fruit juice is a single substance or a mixture of
coloured substances