Question

During a camping trip, Sierra collected dry branches and broke them into smaller pieces. She then placed the sticks in a fire pit and used a match to light the sticks on fire. Next, she propped a metal pan of water over the fire and heated it until the water boiled. Which list correctly describes physical and chemical changes that occurred in this scenario? physical change: breaking sticks chemical changes: lighting the fire, boiling water physical change: boiling water chemical change: breaking sticks, lighting the fire physical changes: lighting the fire, boiling water chemical change: breaking sticks physical changes: breaking sticks, boiling water chemical change: lighting the fire

Answer 1

Physical changes: breaking sticks, boiling the water
chemical changes: lighting the fire
(Breaking the wood does not change the substance of the wood , therefore it's a physical change. Water changing between solid, liquid, and gas form is always a physical change.)