Physical and Chemical Changes
Physical and Chemical Changes
Physical and Chemical Changes
Vocabulary Words
Physical change
Chemical change
Law of Conservation of Mass
Changes in Matter
1. Changing shape/size
2. Dissolving
3. Changing states
Physical Changes:
Changing shape/size
Changing the shape of objects can happen by crushing, cutting, slicing or
chopping it.
Dissolving
Dissolving is a physical change because the identities of the substances do
not change when they are mixed.
Changing states
When the state of matter changes into another state is a physical change. This
can happen by melting or boiling and condensation, freezing or evaporation
What Is Chemical Changes
A change in matter in which the substances that make up the
matter change into other substances with different chemical and
physical properties. Another name for a chemical change is a
chemical reaction. Signs of a chemical change happening are:
Painting your room a different color would be a physical change but when
there is a color change between substances that react with each other it is
chemical change. Like the color changing of a banana.
Law of Conservation of Mass
Physical changes do not affect the mass of substances. Like when melting Ice,
the mass of the ice is the same as the mass of the liquid.