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A soft, silvery-white metal combines with a yellow gas to form a white crystal-like solid. What can be said about this change?

A
The change is a physical change because the yellow gas changed into a solid.
B
The change is a physical change because a new substance was not formed.
C
The change is not a physical change because the color of the metal changed.
D
The change is not a physical change because a new substance was formed.
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What is an example of a physical change?

A
having less ash than the paper that was burned to form it
B
ice forming and then melting back into water
C
rust having a different identity than the iron it forms on
D
the irreversible reaction of vinegar and baking soda
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Which can occur in a physical change?

A
The mass can increase.
B
The particles can arrange in different ways.
C
The mass can decrease.
D
The atoms can bond to different atoms.
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Which is the property of matter in which a substance can transfer heat or electricity?

A
magnetism
B
conductivity
C
density
D
solubility
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Eugene describes the physical property of a material as “sweet and floral.” What physical property of the material is Eugene most likely observing?

A
boiling point
B
shape
C
hardness
D
odor
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When water (H2O) freezes into ice, some of the properties have changed. What stays the same?

A
identity of the H2O
B
energy of the H2O
C
arrangement of the H2O
D
property of the H2O
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When liquid gold becomes a solid, its particles get closer together. Which best describes what happened to the gold?

A
the conservation of magnetism
B
the change in solubility in a physical change
C
the change in melting point in a physical change
D
the rearrangement of particles in a physical change
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Wax melts when it is heated. Which most likely describes what is true of the result of this reaction?

A
The bonding of the atoms is not the same before and after the change.
B
The wax has the same density before and after the change.
C
The same amount of wax exists before and after the change.
D
The wax cannot be changed back into a solid.
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Which statement about the physical change of liquid water boiling into steam is true?

A
The heat added represents an energy change.
B
The action cannot be reversed.
C
The steam cannot conserve mass.
D
The weight lost represents a mass change.
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Which statement best compares and contrasts two physical properties of matter?

A
Density and solubility are similar because they both involve water, but they are different because density involves dissolving a material and solubility involves floating or sinking a material.
B
Density and solubility are similar because they both involve a material’s mass and volume, but they are different because density involves floating materials and solubility involves sinking materials.
C
Boiling points and melting points are similar because they both involve changing the heat of a material, but they are different because boiling point involves adding heat to a material and melting point involves removing heat from a material.
D
Boiling points and melting points are similar because they both involve the change in a state of a material, but they are different because boiling point involves a change from a liquid to a gas and melting point involves a change from a solid to a liquid.

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