Science Properties and Mixtures Quiz

Mia tested four objects in water. A wooden block floated, but a metal washer sank. Which property explains this?

• Magnetism

• Relative density

• Volume

• Mass

Which object is the best conductor of thermal energy?

• Plastic spoon

• Metal fork

• Wooden stick

• Cotton string

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Which property is being tested when you place salt in water and watch it disappear?

• Solubility

• Physical state

• Magnetism

• Relative density

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A student mixes gravel and marbles in a container. Which describes the mixture?

• The substances keep their original properties

• The marbles dissolve into the gravel

• The gravel changes into a new substance

• The mixture cannot be separated

Which mixture could be separated using a filter?

• Salt water

• Sand and water

• Iron filings and sand

• Sugar water

A student stirs powdered drink mix into water. Which is true?

• The powder disappears forever

• The drink is a solution

• The water changes into a gas

• The mass of the powder is lost

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Why can you smell cookies baking in another room?

• The oven pushes the smell

• The particles move through the air

• The smell turns into a liquid

• The particles are destroyed

When you blow up a balloon, what fills the space inside?

• Nothing

• Water

• Air particles

• Solids

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Which tool could separate iron filings from sand?

• Strainer

• Magnet

• Filter paper

• Spoon

Which observation shows that air is made of particles too small to see?

• It has no color

• It fills up a balloon

• It floats on water

• It has no smell