Matter: Physical and Chemical Change Sorting Activity Answer Sheet

Change
Chemical or Physical
Explanation / Evidence
Paper burning
A candle burning

Mixing baking soda and vinegar

Chemical

Changed from paper to ash and the

burning of the wax created H2o and Co2

Chemical

Combining substances create carbon

dioxide

Wax melting
Chocolate melting
Ice melting

Physical

A penny tarnishing

Chemical

Penny reacting to small amounts of

hydrogen sulfide in the air

Chemical

Nail rusting or oxidation- Any chemical

reaction in which a material gives up
electrons, as when a material (metal in
this case) combines with oxygen

Dissolving salt in water

Dissolving sugar in tea

Physical

Salt would return to solid form as well as

sugar returning to solid form.

Water freezing in the cracks of rocks

and weathering the rock

Physical

It would be continue to be water when it

was no longer frozen

Separating iron filings from sand

Physical

Both sand and iron filings would remain

the same at the molecular level.

Chemical

Contains a high amount of acid that eats

away at the surface of rocks.

Physical

It still remains paper - its just torn into

pieces.

Physical

Glass, just broken glass no molecular

changes have occurred.

Chemical

Fungi/mold is the major causes of apple

rot. A pathogen is a biological agent that
causes disease or attacks its host.

Physical

Water will still be water, even though its

form will change from a liquid to a gas
and a

Chemical

Involves a transfer of energy to create a

chemically produced type light.

A nail rusting

Acid rain weathering rock

Tearing paper
Cutting paper
Folding paper
Breaking glass

An apple rotting

Water boiling
Water evaporating
Water condensing
A firefly giving off light

Substances remain the same substance