Mixtures and Solutions

Sand and pebbles may be separated from each other by using..

• a coffee filter

• a sieve

• a magnet

• water

Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?

• a magnet

• coffee filter

• by hand

• sieve

A combination of 2 or more substances that can be easily separated is called-

• a mixture

• a solution

If I added 15 grams of salt to water and separated the solution by evaporating the water, what amount of salt would be left behind?

• 20 grams

• 15 grams

• 10 grams

• 0 grams

To separate a mixture of salt and water what separation tool/method is used?

• hand separation

• Screen

• Magnet

• Evaporation

A combination of two or more substances that cannot easily be separated--

• mixture

• solution

If you spilled nails in a sandbox, what separation tool would be the easiest/fastest way to clean the nails out of the sandbox?

• Filter

• Sieve

• Magnet

• Evaporation

A solution is a mixture of one or more substances _________ evenly into another substance.

• dissolved

• evaporated

• carried

• split

Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?

• separation by hand

• with a coffee filter

• with a sieve

• evaporation

To separate trail mix what method should you use?

• filtration 

• sorting

• magnet

• boiling