Properties of Matter: SC.5.P.8.3
Authored by Nick Mennecke
Other Sciences, Science
3rd - 5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
George's science teacher has a mixture of table salt and iron filings.
Which of the following would be the best way to separate the salt and the iron filings?
A. use a magnet to pull the iron filings from the salt
add food coloring to the mixture to make the salt change color
pour them into a beaker of water and see if the iron filings float
heat up the mixture to see if the salt or the iron filings will burn away
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Carrie has a container that contains thousands of mixed glass beads and iron beads of different shapes and sizes.
Which of the following is the best way to separate them?
The glass beads will float, so she could add water to the container and the glass will float to the top
The iron beads are magnetic, so she could separate the glass from the iron with a strong magnet
The iron beads might be heavier, so she could shake the container until the iron beads settle to the bottom
The iron beads are smaller, so she could pour the beads through a strainer and the glass beads will separate
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Imagine you have a bucket of saltwater.
Which of the following would be the best way to remove the water so that you're left with only salt?
Stir the saltwater for a long time. The salt will form a crystal.
Leave the saltwater to sit for a long time. The salt will settle to the bottom
Boil the saltwater. The water will evaporate and only the salt will remain
Freeze the saltwater. The water will sink to the bottom and the salt will rise to the top
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Abdul uses sugar cubes to sweeten his tea. He wonders whether stirring his tea will make the sugar cube dissolve faster or slower. If Abdul stirs his tea, what effect does it have on the rate at which the sugar cube dissolves?
The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will speed up
The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will slow down
The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will remain the same
The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will slow down and then stop
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following solids will not dissolve in boiling water?
baking soda
sand
sugar
table salt
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Imagine that you have four buckets full of dark, muddy water. One bucket is frozen, one bucket is boiled, one bucket is shaken up, and one bucket is passed through a paper filter.
Which bucket is most likely to become lighter in color?
The frozen bucket, because the mud separates from the water
The shaken bucket, because shaking causes the mud to dissolve
The boiled bucket, because the dirt in the muddy water evaporates
The filtered bucket, because larger particles of dirt were strained out
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Jason has a mixed container of iron pellets, foam pellets, glass pellets, and salt pellets. He needs to do the following things to separate these solids:
A. Add water to the container and stir to dissolve the salt.
B. Heat the water until it evaporates and leaves the salt.
C. Remove the iron pellets with a magnet.
D. Collect the floating foam pellets and the glass ones that have stuck to the bottom.
Which answer choice puts these steps in the correct order?
A, C, B, D
C, A, D, B
D, A, B, C
B, D, C, A
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