Pre-Test for Physical and Chemical Change
I. Write PC if the situation/activity shows physical change or CC if it shows
chemical change. Write your answer on the space provided.
_______________ 1. folding paper
_______________ 2. burning of paper
_______________ 3. sublimation
_______________ 4. rusting of iron
_______________ 5. cutting of metal
_______________ 6. melting of shortening
_______________ 7. dynamite explosion
_______________ 8. ripening of fruit
_______________ 9. freezing of water
_______________ 10. burning of wood
II. Write TRUE if the statement is correct or FALSE if it’s not. Write your
answer on the space provided.
_______________ 11. A change in size or shape is a physical
change.
_______________ 12. A chemical change means a new substance
with new properties was formed.
_______________ 13. An example of a chemical change is when
water freezes.
_______________ 14. When platinum is heated, then cooled to its
original state, we say that this is a physical
change.
_______________ 15. When milk turns sour, this is a physical change
because a change in taste does not indicate
a chemical change.