Matter Part 2

A mixture of sugar and water is different from a mixture of sand and water because when sugar is mixed with water, the sugar...

• floats on top of the water, but the sand sinks

• can't be removed from water, but sand can

• dissolves in the water, but the sand does not

• can be removed with a magnet, but sand cannot

Which mixture could be separated easily by pouring it through a paper towel?

• Milk and water

• Sand and water

• Salt and water

• Juice and water

Students make two mixtures. Mixture 1 was made by mixing salt into water. Mixture 2 was made by mixing iron filings into sand. Which of the following statements is true for both questions? Both mixtures can be separated...

• by pouring them through a filter

• back to their original ingredients

• using the property of magnetism

• out into a liquid and a solid

One group of students mixed salt with warm water. Another group mixed sugar with warm water. How are the mixtures the same? In both mixtures...

• the results change color

• the water gets cooler

• the ingredients form layers

• a solid dissolves in the water

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-4

Which of the following mixtures could be separated with a magnet?

• aluminum cans and iron cans

• plastic and paper cups

• wooden blocks and plastic blocks

• pencil lead and erasers