Mixtures and Solutions Investigation

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

process where a liquid becomes a gas

• condensation
• evaporation
• physical property
• dissolve

the substance to be dissolved in a liquid

• solute
• solvent
• dissolve
• mixture

the liquid a substance dissolves in

• solute
• solvent
• mixture
• solution

process where a gas turns back into a liquid

• melting
• freezing
• evaporation
• condensation

To separate a mixture of salt and water (and collect the salt) 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

This is an example of a

• Solution

• Mixture

Sugar dissolved in water is an example of a

• Solution

• Mixture