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Because you are just breaking it into smaller pieces. The rock's chemical make up is not being changed.
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Is crushing rocks a physical change?
Yes. Crushing a rock is a physical change :)
Example of physical change in an object?
A physical change is a change which affects only the physical properties of an object, not its chemical properties. Examples include breaking glass, smoothing a rock with a sander, and freezing water. As long as a new substance is not created in a process, the process is a physical change.
How waves can turn rock into sand?
by smashing the rock into other big rocks or by making it travel all over the place little by little breacks down
Give 2 examples of physical changes?
1. breaking a rock in half 2. ripping a piece of paper
Is using a dehumidifier for moisture a chemical or physical change?
No. It is a physical change.
Is smashing a pumpkin a physical change?
Smashing a pumpkin is a physical change.
Is smashing a pumpkin a physical or chemical change?
Smashing a pumpkin is a physical change.
Breaking down rock by physical force?
Smashing a boulder with a hammer.
Is smashing a pumpkin a physical or chemical change and why?
crushing a sugar cube is a physical change
Is a bug splattered on a windshield a physical or chemical change?
Splattering or smashing something is a physical change because no new substance is formed.
What is crushing a rock a chemical or a physical change?
Crushing a rock is a physical change. It is still rock, just in smaller bits.
Why is smashing a car a physical change?
Smashing a car is a physical change because when the car is smashed it's, still the car. You didn't use any chemiclas to change it - the changes are only in appearance. So it's still a car until you use some kind of chemical to change it.
When molten rock cools and hardens is a physical change or chemical change?
I think it is physical but I do know it is an igneous rock
Is crushing rocks a physical change?
Yes. Crushing a rock is a physical change :)
What physical change in metamorphic rock signals the end of metamorphism?
from what i know there is no physical change that signals the end of metamorphism but there is a physical change during the process of metamorphism. during metamorphism the shape of the rock changes due to force of stress this is a physical change. (a physical change is when the shape or composition ofa substance e.g. rock has changed). by the way i am only 12
Is crushing a rock chemical or physical change?
Grinding something is an example of a physical change, because you are not chemically changing what the substance is, you are only changing the form of it. Another example of a physical change is boiling water, because the water is still water, it's just in a gas form instead of liquid.When something is grinded it is a physical change not a chemical change.
Is grinding salt a chemical or physical change?
physical
