Solution, Suspension, Colloid Properties Review

Match the property to the type of mixture.

• Solution

• tiny particles that dissolve

• Suspension

• large particles that settle

• Colloid

• small particles that do not dissolve but do not settle

Reorder the following from smallest particle size (1) to largest (3).

• Colloid

• Suspension

• Solution

Which one of these is a solution?

• Koolaid mix dissolved in water

• sand mixed with water

• apples mixed with peanut butter

• trail mix

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A mixture containing small, undissolved particles that do not settle out is a(an)

• suspension

• solute

• colloid

A mixture containing large, undissolved particles that settle out is a(an)

• suspension

• solute

• colloid

This mixture forms when one substance dissolves in an other and has very small particles

• colloid

• suspension

• solution

A barista is making a batch of simple syrup to sweeten iced coffee. They pour a cup of water and then mix a cup of sugar into it. They stir the mixture until there are no more granules of sugar visible. What kind of mixture is the syrup?

• colloid

• solution

• suspension

A biologist takes a sample of muddy water from a pond to study the microbes that live in it. They leave the sample on their desk overnight, and in the morning the particles of mud have settled to the bottom of the container. What kind of mixture is the muddy water?

• colloid

• solution

• suspension

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A baker makes whipped cream by whisking cream for several minutes. As he whisk, tiny air bubbles are trapped in the cream, mixing the cream and air into a foam. What kind of mixture is the whipped cream?

• solution

• suspension

• colloid

A lighthouse keeper is looking out over the ocean on a foggy night. The fog hover over the water all night and the keeper can't see far although the light is shining. What kind of mixture is the fog?

• solution

• colloid

• suspension