Chemical and Physical Change Worksheet

Name:_________________

Classify the following changes as Chemical or Physical Changes, and provide a reason
for your answer:
Change
Chemical or Physical
Reason
Youcutyourhair

Physical

Its still hair

Mixingsugarandwater

Physical

Even if sugar is dissolved in water, its still

the same substance. No new substance is
created.

Makingapeanut,pretzeland
cerealmixture

Physical

Still peanuts, pretzels and cereal

Baking soda reacts with

vinegar and forms a gas

Chemical

Difficult to reverse, gas is formed

Apieceofmetalisbentin
half

Physical

Able to bend it back to its original form

Methanolisburnedand
leavesaresidue

Chemical

Unable to reverse
New substance is formed

An aspirin is crushed into

fine powder

Physical

Changing from solid into powder but still

aspirin

Copperturnsgreenwhen
exposedtotheenvironment

Chemical

Colour change, new substance is formed

Twoclearliquidsaremixed
andayellowcolorforms

Chemical

Colour change

Bakingcookies

Chemical

Hard to reverse

Chemical and Physical Change Worksheet

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Diamonds are used to scratch

glass

Physical

Can fix the glass, still glass

A tree burns to form ashes

Chemical

Cant reverse this, new substance is formed

(soot)

Waterfreezestoformice

Physical

Can reverse by melting

Glass Breaking

Physical

Can fix the glass, still glass

Water evaporates into steam

Physical

Reverse by condensation, still water

A piece of apple rots on the

ground

Chemical

Cant reverse this process

A bicycle chain rusts

Chemical

Cant reverse, new substance formed (rust)

In the table below, come up with two examples each for a physical change, and a
chemical change. Give examples that have not already been provided.
Physical Change
Chemical Change
Ice melting to water

Bleaching hair

Dying hair

Frying an egg