An atomic bomb uses fission-- the splitting of atoms. It is purely a physical change, at first. Any gases produced in the air surrounding the explosion (which occurs before it touches the ground), along with the intense heat produced, causes chemical changes in the air.
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This is a physical change. Water can take on 3 forms, ice, gas, and liquid. These would be changes in state. Tearing, scratching, crushing, change in state, are all physical changes. Chemical changes must change the substance, not just the appearance. (i.e. Burning fire into ashes, fireworks exploding...)
Physical change: Water freezing into ice Chemical change: Water being broken down into hydrogen and hydroxide ions after the addition of a pure metal.
Physical change of the paint, not the door.
this is a physical change
Its a physical change