Chemical Changes WebQuest

Introduction

Winston Bucoy #5

October 16, 2021

Mrs. Dowdy

8th Grade Science

Task

Questions:

  1. True or False: A chemical change is irreversible
  2. List 3 examples of common chemical changes
  3. What are signs a chemical change has taken place?
  4. True or False: An explosion of fireworks is an example of chemical changes
  5. In Autumn, when the leaves on trees turn color, is that an example of chemical change
  6. What is a chemical change?
  7. True or False: A chemical change occurs when the composition of a substance is changed
  8. True or False: Brand new molecules are the products of a chemical reaction (true)
  9. What are the basic indicators that a reaction has occurred?
  10. True or False: The concept of chemical change dates back over 150 years ago
  11. Development of the concept of a chemical reaction had a primary role in defining what?
  12. True or False: The first important studies on chemical change were about gases
  13. What are the “ingredients” of a chemical change called?
  14. True or false: Chemical changes are also known as chemical reactions
  15. What is the best way to be completely certain whether a change is physical or chemical?
Process

Answers:

  1. True
  2. Rusting of iron, Burning of wood, Rotting banana
  3. Change color, Change temperature, Produce bubbles
  4. True
  5. True
  6. Chemical change involves combining different substances.  The chemical change produces a new substance with new and different physical and chemical properties. 
  7. True
  8. True
  9. change in temperature, a change in color, the development of an odor, the formation of a precipitate, or the formation of a gas
  10. False
  11. The Science of Chemistry
  12. True
  13. Reactants
  14. True
  15. Perform chemical analyses, such as mass spectroscopy, on the substance to determine its composition before and after a reaction
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