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Mixtures & Solutions Part 1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Matter is anything that _____.
a)
a.  has mass
b)
b.  takes up space
c)
c.  is made up of very large particles
d)
d.  both A and B
2.
In a gas, _____.
a)
particles are close together with no room to move
b)
particles are far apart and can move easily
c)
particles are somewhat close together and can move a little
d)
particles are large and can be seen easily
3.
In a solid, _____.
a)
particles are close together with no room to move
b)
particles are far apart and can move easily
c)
particles are somewhat together and can move a little
d)
particles are large and can be seen easily
4.
This picture illustrates which state of matter?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
plasma
5.
How are solids and liquids similar?
a)
They both have a definite shape.
b)
They both have a definite volume.
c)
Neither has a definite volume.
d)
They do not have any similarities.
6.
A substance that has no definite volume and no definite shape is a _____.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
7.
Look at the pictures below.  Picture A shows some water in a graduated cylinder.  A rock was dropped into that graduated cylinder as shown in Picture B.  What is the volume of the rock?
a)
2 mL
b)
7 mL
c)
9 mL
d)
14 mL
8.
A good example of a solution is _____.
a)
a cake
b)
water
c)
salt water
d)
cereal in milk
9.
The substances in a mixture _____.
a)
must always be mixed in equal amounts
b)
can always be seen separately in the mixture
c)
keep their own separate properties
d)
must weigh the same amount
10.
Which of these statements is true?
a)
All solutions are mixtures, but not all mixtures are solutions.
b)
Some mixtures are solutions, but no solutions are mixtures.
c)
All mixtures are solutions, but not all solutions are mixtures.
d)
All mixtures are solutions, and all solutions are mixtures.
11.
The purpose of chromatography is to _____.
a)
purify water
b)
separate a mixture
c)
create an alloy
d)
increase solubility
12.
For filtration to work, the mixture must contain _____.
a)
2 liquid substances
b)
1 solid substance and 1 liquid substance
c)
1 gas substance and 1 liquid substance
d)
2 solid substances
13.
Susan mixed sand, salt, and iron filings in 150 mL of water.  Which series of steps will most easily separate the substances of the mixture?
a)
Filter out the salt and attract the iron filings with a magnet.
b)
Heat the solution and filter out the sand and salt.
c)
Filter out the sand.  Attract iron filings with a magnet.  Heat and evaporate the water from the salt.
d)
Attract the iron filings with a magnet.  Filter out the salt.  Evaporate the water from the sand.