Matter and Mixtures

Anything that has mass and takes up space is know as ___________________.

• property

• matter

• weight

• volume

We can use use size, color, and volume to describe objects. These characteristics are called ____________________.

• solutiuons

• mixtures

• physical properties

• elements

When a student poured sugar into a cup filled with water and then stirred it, she no longer saw any sugar. This is an example of _________________.

• dissolving

• evaporation

• combustability

• reactivity

When eating a piece of candy, what would be considered the solute?

• saliva

• candy

• crushing

• dissolving

When eating a pieces of candy, what would be considered the solvent?

• saliva

• candy

• crushing

• dissolving

Substances that harm the environment when added or mixed in it are called __________________.

• filters

• mixtures

• pollutants

• solutes

What are the 3 most common states of matter?

• Plasma, liquids, and solids

• condensation, liquids, solids

• solids, liquids, gases

• air, water, and soil

Which of the following includes an example of a solid, liquid, AND gas?

• oxygen, lemonade, textbook

• desk, sweet tea, salt

• hydrogen, oxygen, water

• syrup, pancakes, orange juice

How does temperature, stirring, and crushing affect the dissolving rate of solutes?

• It remains the same as if it was never manipulated.

• It makes the solute dissolve more slowly.

• Temperature and crushing increase the dissolving rate, but stirring has no effect.

• Increasing temperature, crushing the solute, and stirring a solution all increase the dissolving rate.

What is the volume of this rock?

• 15 cubic centimers

• 35 mL

• 10 square centimeters

• 5 cubic centimeters