Mixtures and Solutions

Which mixture is easily separated using a paper towel or a filter?

• sand and salt
• sand and water
• plastic bb's and steel bb's
• pebbles and sand

A magnet can separate what kind of mixture?

• iron bb's and plastic bb's
• salt and sand
• sand and water
• pebbles and sand

Which mixture is easily separated by a sieve?

• pebbles and sand
• salt and sand
• sand and water
• steel bb's and plastic bb's

Which mixture can be separated using tweezers?

• paper clips and beads
• salt and sand
• water and sand
• juice and water

How is a mixture of sugar and water different than a mixture of marbles and water?

• the color of the marble-water mixture changed and the sugar-water did not
• the sugar dissolved in the water and the marbles did not
• liquid was used in only one mixture
• the sugar and the marbles both remained solids when mixed with the water

What mixture can be separated using evaporation?

• rocks and gravel
• straws and sand
• salt and sand
• sugar and water