WORKSHEET ON CHEMICAL VS PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES AND CHANGES
Keep this in your binder as a study guide! You will have a quiz on this next class!
Background: Keeping the difference between physical and chemical properties as well as changes can be a
challenge! This worksheet will help you do this. First, use the book to define the following terms.
VOCABULARY WORD
DEFINITION
Physical Property
Physical Change
Change in which the identity of the substance does NOT change
Chemical Property
Chemical Change
Part One: Physical or Chemical Property? Fill in the chart using the vocabulary words or phrases provided.
Vocabulary words
Boiling point
Ability to rust
Melting point
Brittleness
Reactivity with
vinegar
elasticity
Flammability
Density
Transparency
ductility
Each word is used once. Define the word when done!
Chemical Property↓
Definition
• The ability to burn
• Reacts with oxygen to produce rust
Physical Property↓
Definition
• The property of letting light pass through something
Part Two: Physical or Chemical Change? Indicate with a ‘P’ or a ‘C’ which type of change is taking place.
1. ____________ glass breaking 10. ____________ mixing salt and water
2. ____________ hammering wood together 11. ____________ mixing oil and water
3. ____________ a rusting bicycle 12. ____________ water evaporating
4. ____________ melting butter 13. ____________ cutting grass
5. ____________ separate sand from gravel 14. ____________ burning leaves
6. ____________ bleaching your hair 15. ____________ fireworks exploding
7. ____________ frying an egg 16. ____________ cutting your hair
8. ____________ squeeze oranges for juice 17. ____________ crushing a can
9. ____________ melting ice 18. ____________ boiling water
KEY: WORKSHEET ON CHEMICAL VS PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES AND CHANGES
Keep this in your binder as a study guide!
Background: Keeping the difference between physical and chemical properties as well as changes can be a
challenge! This worksheet will help you do this. First, use the book to define the following terms.
VOCABULARY WORD
DEFINITION
Physical Property
Characteristics of matter that can be seen through direct observation such as
density, melting point, and boiling point
Physical Change
Change in which the identity of the substance does NOT change
Chemical Property
Characteristic of matter that can only be observed when one substance changes
into a difference substance, such as iron into rust
Chemical Change
Transforms one type of matter into another kind, which may have different
properties.
Part One: Physical or Chemical Property? Fill in the chart using the vocabulary words or phrases provided.
Vocabulary words
Boiling point
Ability to rust
Melting point
Brittleness
Reactivity with
vinegar
elasticity
Flammability
Freezing point
Transparency
ductility
Each word is used once. Define the word when done!
Chemical Property↓
Definition
• flammability
• The ability to burn
• Ability to rust
• Reacts with oxygen to produce rust
• Reactivity with vinegar
• Reacts with vinegar to produce new substances
Physical Property↓
Definition
• transparency
• The property of letting light pass through something
• Boiling point
• Temperature at which a substance goes from liquid to gas
• Melting point
• Temperature at which a substance goes from solid to a liquid
• Brittleness
• Tendency to crack or break
• Ductility
• Ability to bend without breaking
• Elasticity
• Ability to be stretched or compressed then return to original size
• Density
• Mass per unit volume
Part Two: Physical or Chemical Change? Indicate with a ‘P’ or a ‘C’ which type of change is taking place.
1. ____p_______ glass breaking 10. ____p_______ mixing salt and water
2. ____p_______ hammering wood together 11. _____p______ mixing oil and water
3. ____c_______ a rusting bicycle 12. _____p______ water evaporating
4. ____p_______ melting butter 13. _____p______ cutting grass
5. ____p_______ separate sand from gravel 14. _____c______ burning leaves
6. ____c_______ bleaching your hair 15. _____c______ fireworks exploding
7. ____c_______ frying an egg 16. _____p______ cutting your hair
8. _____p______ squeeze oranges for juice 17. _____p______ crushing a can
9. ______p_____ melting ice 18. ____p_______ boiling water
