Physical changes involve states of matter and energy. No new substance is created during a physical change, although the matter takes a different form. The size, shape, and color of matter may change. Also, physical changes occur when substances are mixed, but don't chemically react. One way to identify a physical change is that such a changes may be reversible, especially phase changes. For example, if you freeze an ice cube, you can melt it into water again. This is a list of 10 examples of physical changes.
- crushing a can
- melting an ice cube
- boiling water
- mixing sand and water
- breaking a glass
- dissolving sugar and water
- shredding paper
- chopping wood
- mixing red and green marbles
- sublimating dry ice
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