Solutions High School

when no more sugar can be dissolved, the solution is

• saturated 
• unsaturated
• supersaturated
• all of the above

A______ solution contains more solute than would normally dissolve at a certain temperature

• unsaturated
• supersaturated
• saturated
• none

The Dead Sea contains so much dissolved salt that people can easily float on it. The Dead Sea is a ________ solution.

• saturated 
• superaturated
• unsaturated

Solubility refers to the ____ of solute that can dissolve in a certain volume or mass of solvent, at a certain temperature.

• volume
• proportion
• mass
• particles

Limestone is used to make buildings and statues because it has _____ solubility.

• high 
• low
• no 
• superior

You and your friend have a contest to see who can make iced tea the fastest. Which of the following would NOT help you win?

• cooling the water
• using smaller crystals
• heating the water
• stirring quickly

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Smaller pieces of solute dissolve faster because

• they can be stirred faster 
• more surface area is exposed
• smaller pieces are unsaturated 
• they won't form crystals quickly 

Particles of matter are always moving. Usually, they move faster

• when undisturbed
• in a concentrated solution
• at high temps
• in a supersaturated solution

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When making jello, you accidentally use twice as much jello powder as the recipe calls for. You stir and stir, but you cannot get all of the jello to dissolve. This is because the solution is

• supersaturated
• suspended
• saturated
• soluable

A solution consists of two parts. One part is the substance that IS DISSOLVED. What is the name of this part of a solution?

• solvent
• solution
• solute