Mixtures, Solutions, Conductors, and Insulators Quiz

What is a conductor?

• A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it.

• A material that does NOT allow heat or electricity to pass through it.

• A type of mixture in which one substance dissolves in another.

• A powder that gets dissolved.

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Which of the following is an example of an insulator?

• Rubber

• Aluminum

• Iron

• Water

What is a mixture?

• Two or more substances that keep their own physical properties and CAN be separated easily.

• A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it.

• A type of mixture in which one substance dissolves in another.

• A powder that gets dissolved.

What is a solution?

• A type of mixture in which one substance dissolves in another and CANNOT be separated easily.

• A material that does NOT allow heat or electricity to pass through it.

• A powder that gets dissolved.

• A cloth used to separate liquids from larger particles.

What does insoluble mean?

• Not able to dissolve in water.

• Able to dissolve in water.

• A material that allows heat to pass through.

• A process of breaking down substances.

What is the solvent in a solution?

• The liquid that does the dissolving.

• The powder that gets dissolved.

• The process of breaking down substances.

• The material that does NOT allow heat to pass through.

What is a solute?

• The powder that gets dissolved.

• The liquid that does the dissolving.

• A material that allows heat to pass through.

• A process of breaking down substances.

What does it mean to dissolve?

• To break down substances into smaller molecules and spread throughout a liquid.

• To separate bigger material from smaller ones.

• To allow dense material to sink to the bottom.

• To add individual substances to a mixture.

What is a strainer (sieve) used for?

• To separate bigger material from smaller ones.

• To dissolve substances in water.

• To allow dense material to sink to the bottom.

• To add individual substances to a mixture.

What is the purpose of a filter?

• To separate liquids from larger particles.

• To dissolve substances in water.

• To allow dense material to sink to the bottom.

• To add individual substances to a mixture.