Mixtures and Solutions

A combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated.

• dissolve
• mixture
• solution
• physical property

One or more substances dissolve in another and cannot be easily separated.

• mixture
• solution
• dissolve
• solute

To break down into tiny pieces to small to be seen.

• solute
• solvent
• dissolve
• solution

characteristics that can be used to classify matter

• mixture
• solution
• solute
• physical property

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

• Filter
• Screen
• Magnet
• Evaporation

If you spilled nails in a sandbox, what separation tool/method could you use to clean out the sandbox so it would be safe for children to play in?

• Filter
• Screen
• Magnet
• Evaporation

As a whole, this bowl of chicken noodle soup would generally be considered a

• mixture

• solution

A cup of coffee would be considered a 

• mixture
• solution

Which of the following is NOT a mixture?

• oxygen

• coins in a piggy bank

• bird seed

• Chex mix

Salt can be separated from water by using

• tweezers

• sieve

• magnet

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4