Pure Substances and Mixtures Quiz Prep

Evaporation does not occur with all states of matter. Evaporation is the process of turning ________ into vapour or gas:

• solids

• gases

• liquids

• mixtures

Sifting is a method that uses the property of _____ to separate mixtures:

• colour

• shape

• size

• density

Filtration is used to separate what from mixtures?

• solids

• gases

• liquids

• solutions

Distillation is a method that uses the property of _____ to separate two components of a solution:

• size

• density

• boiling point

• magnetism

Which of the following materials can be separated using magnetism?

• wood and glass

• iron and nickel

• salt and water

• oil and gasoline

What technique can be used to separate heavier materials that settle to the bottom of a liquid?

• distillation

• separation

• settling

• floatation

What technique can be used to separate lighter materials that move to the surface of a liquid?

• separation

• evaporation

• settling

• floatation

What is the classification of a mixture that maintains its own properties?

• pure substance

• mechanical mixture

• solution

• homogeneous mixture

In a mechanical mixture, we see the different parts because its components are distributed evenly. This is also called ______:

• a solution

• a pure substance

• heterogeneous mixture

• homogeneous mixture

In a solution, different particles are evenly mixed together, also called a:

• homogeneous mixxture

• heterogeneous mixture

• pure substance

• mechanical mixture