5.6BC Science STAAR (Mixtures & Solutions)

Front

A mixture of beads was placed in a container, as shown below. The beads are of various sizes, and each one is made of plastic, glass, or steel. The mixture would be easy to separate because all the beads---

Back

are solids

Front

What most likely happened to the salt after a worker built a sidewalk and washed it with water?

Back

It dissolved in the water.

Front

When a powdered drink mix was added to water, the liquid turned orange. A student decided the taste was too strong, so he poured out half of the liquid and added more water. Which of the following most likely occurred when more water was added?

Back

The orange color became lighter.

Front

A student made a mixture using equal amounts of salt and pepper. The salt grains were the same size as the pepper grains. What should the student do to most easily separate the pepper from the salt?

Back

Put the mixture in water and filter the pepper out of the water.

Front

A student adds 10 grams of four different powdered solids into four different beakers. The student then adds 100 mL of water to each beaker, stirs the mixtures, and allows them to sit for half an hour before recording observations. Which question is the student most likely trying to answer with this investigation?

Back

Which substances dissolve in water?

Front

Some people add sugar to their hot tea. Which property of the sugar remains the same when the sugar is in the tea solution?

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The taste of the sugar

Front

What most likely happened to the blue liquid paint mixture left in an open container?

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The water evaporated, leaving only a dry blue solid in the container.

Front

Which diagram shows what the student most likely observed in each of the beakers after 5 minutes?

Back

Front

Which properties of the solution changed as the ice cubes melted? (5.5C) Options: The color and physical state of the solution, The temperature, mass, and volume of the solution, The volume, temperature, and mass of the salt in the solution, The physical state and temperature of the solution

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The volume, temperature, and mass of the salt in the solution

Front

Which mixture can the student separate most easily with the strainer? (5.5B) Salt and water, Gravel and water, Shampoo and water, Sugar and water

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Gravel and water