Mixtures and Solutions Quiz - FIRST/LAST NAME

A student completes an investigation, where sand and water are mixed together. The student needs to separate the sand from the water. Which of the following procedures should the student follow?

• A. Pour the mixture through a funnel to separate the sand from the water.

• B. Pour the mixture through a paper filter to separate the sand, and allow the water to flow through to another container.

• C. Pour the mixture into a glass, and use your hand to separate the sand from the water.

• D. Pour the mixture into a bowl, and dip all the water out with a spoon.

A student mixes together iron filings, sand, salt, gravel, and water. Which ingredients will keep all their physical properties after being mixed?

• A. Iron filings, sand, and gravel

• B. Iron filings, sand, and salt

• C. Sand, gravel, and salt

• Sand, salt, and water

A student dropped a blue dye tablet in a glass of water. The tablet dissolved completely in the water to from a solution. Which physical property of the blue dye tablet did NOT change when mixed with water?

• A. Shape

• B. Size

• C. Texture

• D. Color

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A teacher mixes 50 grams of sugar with 100 mL of water in a beaker until the sugar dissolves. The teacher then puts the beaker on a hotplate and evaporates the water. How much sugar will be left after all the water evaporates?

• A. 0 grams

• B. 10 grams

• C. 50 grams

• D. 100 grams

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A class completes an experiment where they mix together salt, sand, and water. Which three tools will they need to separate the mixture?

• A. Hotplate, Spoon, Beaker

• B. Hotplate, Filter, Beaker.

• C. Filter, Funnel, Beaker

• D. Filter, Spoon, Beaker

Which of these is not a mixture?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What would be the best way to separate the trail mix?

• Put the trail mix in a container and pour water on it. .

• Drag a magnet over the trail mix to take apart the items.

• Place the trail mix in a pan and place it in the Sun.

• Use a utensil (tool) to physically separate the trail mix.

All of the following science tools can be used to separate a mixture, except _________.

• a camera

• a hotplate

• a filter paper

• tweezers

All of the following are solutions except:

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which of the following is the best method for separating ocean water?

• A. Use a filter to separate the salt from the water.

• B. Heat up a sample of ocean water on a hotplate.

• C. Add ten tablespoons of regular salt to ocean water.

• D. Place a sample of ocean water into the freezer.