• Changes occur
everywhere
and everyday
around us.
• A change
refers to a
noticeable
difference in
the properties
of a substance
TYPES OF CHANGES
• Natural and Man-made changes
• Slow and Fast Changes
• Reversible and irreversible changes
• Physical and Chemical changes
NATURAL CHANGES
Changes that occur
by themselves
MAN- MADE CHANGES
Changes that are
brought about by
humans
SLOW AND FAST CHANGES
• Changes which occur - very slowly over days ,
months or years.
• Growth of a tree
• Rusting of iron
• Changes which occur- very rapidly in seconds
or minutes
• Burning of a match stick
• Bursting of fire crackers
REVERSIBLE CHANGES
• In a reversible change a ,material turns into something
that looks and feels different. But then it can be changed
back to its original form .
REVERSIBLE CHANGES
• The changes that can be reversed or are a
temporary conversion are called reversible
changes .
• In most reversible changes ,the internal
structure of the substances involved does not
change.
IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES
• The changes that cannot be reversed or are a
permanent conversion are called irreversible changes
• In irreversible changes , there might be a change in
the internal structure of a substance.
• Tearing a sheet of paper is an irreversible change ,
but there is no change in the internal structure of
paper .All the pieces of paper will have the same
internal structure as the untorn sheet of paper.
IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES
• An irreversible change may result in the formation of
a new substance.
REVERSIBLE CHANGE IRREVERSIBLE CHANGE
Change is temporary and Change is permanent and
can be reversed cannot be reversed
The original substance can The original substance
be recovered cannot be recovered
ACTIVITY
• A potter working on his wheel shaped a lump of
clay into a pot. He then baked the pot in an
oven. Do these two acts lead to the same kind of
changes or different? Give your opinion and
justify your answer.
• Differentiate between reversible and irreversible
changes.
ACTIVITY
