Chemical or Physical? 🧪
An ice cube melts and becomes liquid water. What type of change has occurred?
Physical change.
What is the name of Mario’s green-clothed brother?
Luigi.
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
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The Lion King.
How many sides does an octagon have?
Eight
A sheet of aluminium foil is folded into the shape of a boat. Is this a physical or chemical change?
Physical change
What is the largest animal currently living on Earth?
The blue whale
What fruit is dried to make a raisin?
Grape
How many points is a goal worth in Australian Rules football?
6
What has hands and a face but cannot hold anything or smile?
A clock
An iron bike left outside develops rust.
Chemical change.
Which animated movie features the sisters Anna and Elsa?
Frozen.
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean.
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Frozen
What is the fastest land animal?
The cheetah.
A sliced apple gradually turns brown after being left in the air. Is this a physical or chemical change?
Chemical
Which Australian animal is known for producing cube-shaped droppings?
The wombat
What is the main ingredient used to make traditional hummus?
Chickpeas
Which sport uses the terms love, deuce and ace?
Tennis
What becomes wetter the more it dries?
A towel
Sugar disappears when it is stirred into water, but the sugar can be recovered by evaporating the water.
Physical change.
What is the name of the school attended by Harry Potter?
Hogwarts.
The pyramids of Giza are found in which country?
Egypt
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Kung Fu Panda.
What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
Avocado.
Water boils and changes into water vapour. Explain why this is classified as a physical change.
The substance is still water. No new substance is formed.
What is the only group of mammals capable of true, sustained flight?
Bats.
Sushi originated in which country?
Japan
How many players from one team are on the court at a time in basketball?
5
A plane crashes on the border between Australia and New Zealand. Where are the survivors buried?
Survivors are not buried.
Vinegar is added to bicarbonate of soda. The mixture rapidly bubbles and produces a gas. What type of change occurred, and what is one piece of evidence?
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Chemical change. Evidence includes gas production, bubbling, a temperature change or the formation of new substances.
Which superhero comes from the fictional nation of Wakanda?
Black Panther.
Mount Fuji is located in which country?
Japan
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Spider-Man
What word describes a word that reads the same forwards and backwards, such as “level” or “racecar”?
Palindrome.
Two clear liquids are mixed and a yellow solid appears. What evidence suggests that a chemical change occurred?
A precipitate or new solid formed.
Which sea creature has three hearts and blue blood?
An octopus
Which spice is obtained from the dried inner bark of certain trees?
Cinnamon
In chess, which piece moves in an L-shaped pattern?
The knight
I am an odd number. Remove one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven. Removing the “s” produces “even.”
A candle is lit. The wax near the flame melts, while some wax burns. Identify both changes.
Melting wax is a physical change. Burning wax is a chemical change.
In Minecraft, what green hostile creature silently approaches players before exploding?
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A Creeper.
Which continent contains the greatest number of countries?
Africa
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Ghostbusters
What name is given to a period of 1,000 years?
A millennium.
A student crushes a glow stick and it begins to produce light. Is this a physical or chemical change? Give one reason.
Chemical change because new substances are formed and light is released.
What name is given to an animal that is most active during dawn and dusk?
Crepuscular.
Nocturnal means active mainly at night.
What name is given to the fifth basic taste associated with savoury foods?
Umami
In a standard game of netball, how many different playing positions are there on each team?
7
Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each person catches one fish, but only three fish are caught. How is this possible?
There are three people: a grandfather, a father and a son.