2. Sorting Physical and Chemical Changes Did you remember to write your name and date in the upper right corner of your paper? Revised 9/13/11

3. Fold your paper in half and label each side as shown below: Physical ChangesChemical Changes Sort the examples that you will see into the correct column.

4. melting ice physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

5. smashing a can physical change

6. stretching a rubber band physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

7. baking bread chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

8. putting peanutbutter on bread physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

9. burnt toast chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

10. cutting an apple physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

11. rotting food chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

12. alka-seltzer reacting in water chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

13. salt dissolved in water physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

14. popped popcorn physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

15. rusting nail chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

16. removing steel wool from sand with a magnet physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

17. steel wool in H 2 O 2 and salt chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

18. tearing out a match physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

19. starting a fire chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

20. squashing a marshmallow physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

21. cooking a marshmallow chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

22. formation of kidney or bladder stones in the body chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

23. filing a fingernail physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

24. polishing a fingernail physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

25. removing polish from a fingernail physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

26. breaking a cracker physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

27. digesting a cracker chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

28. activating a hand warmer chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

29. activating a cold pack chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

30. tarnish on a coaster chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

31. glow sticks at night chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

32. dissolving purple kool-aid in water physical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

33. Styrofoam peanuts in acetone chemical change A- Physical Change or B-Chemical Change?

34. Physical or Chemical Change? Make sure you know the difference! Study all your notes tonight. Great job today!