Name: _______________________________ Date: ___________________________________ Physical or Chemical Changes? Below are examples of physical and chemical changes. Write a 'P' on the line if you think the example is a physical change. Write a 'C' on the line if you think it is a chemical change. 1. Water evaporating _____________ 13. Milk going sour _____________ 2. Lighting a match _____________ 14. Sand and dirt mixing _____________ 3. Baking a cake _____________ 15. Smashing a glass _____________ 4. Butter melting _____________ 16. Cooking an egg _____________ 5. Popping a balloon _____________ 17. Breaking an egg _____________ 6. Making toast _____________ 18. Making rock candy _____________ 7. Molding clay _____________ 19. Digesting food _____________ 8. Cutting paper _____________ 20. Chopping an apple _____________ 9. A nail rusting _____________ 21. Carving a pumpkin _____________ 10. Ripping your jeans _____________ 22. Fireworks exploding _____________ 11. Water freezing _____________ 23. Baking soda volcano _____________ 12. Wood burning _____________ 24. Banana turning brown _____________ freeschoolpublishing.com Name: _______________________________ Date: ___________________________________ Physical or Chemical Changes? Below are examples of physical and chemical changes. Write a 'P' on the line if you think the example is a physical change. Write a 'C' on the line if you think it is a chemical change. 1. Water evaporating ____P________ 13. Milk going sour ____C________ 2. Lighting a match ____C________ 14. Sand and dirt mixing ____P________ 3. Baking a cake ____C________ 15. Smashing a glass ____P________ 4. Butter melting ____P________ 16. Cooking an egg ____C________ 5. Popping a balloon ____P________ 17. Breaking an egg ____P________ 6. Making toast ____C________ 18. Making rock candy ____P________ 7. Molding clay ____P________ 19. Digesting food ____C________ 8. Cutting paper ____P________ 20. Chopping an apple ____P________ 9. A nail rusting ____C________ 21. Carving a pumpkin ____P________ 10. Ripping your jeans ____P________ 22. Fireworks exploding ____C________ 11. Water freezing ____P________ 23. Baking soda volcano ____C________ 12. Wood burning ____C________ 24. Banana turning brown ____C________ freeschoolpublishing.com
