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Mixtures and Solutions

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A student makes a flourless cake. He measures out these ingredients. 110 g of chocolate (C) 95 g of butter (B) 160 g sugar (S) 45 g (2) eggs (E) Which is the relationship between the mass of the ingredients and the mass of the mixture before baking?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Three solutions are made with the same solid material (see chart above) and the same amount of water. Which solution is the least concentrated?

a)

Solution A

b)

Solution B

c)

Solution C

3.

A student makes two citric acid solutions, P and Q. He puts 60 mL of water in each cup. He puts 10 spoons of citric acid in cup P and 12 spoons in cup Q. Both solutions are saturated.Which picture below shows what the balance would look like if the student filtered the solutions, then put 50 mL of each in the cups on the balance?

a)
b)

You can’t tell from the information given.

c)
d)
4.

A student adds 5 spoons of solid to 100 mL of water. The solution is clear, with nothing on the bottom of the cup. One spoon of the solid has a mass of 8 g. What is the mass of the solution?

a)

108 g

b)

140 g

c)

105 g

d)

5 g

5.

A student mixes a colorless liquid and a blue solid. When all of the solid dissolves, the solution is blue. Ten minutes later, a solid settles on the bottom of the cup. What is the best evidence that a chemical reaction occurred?

a)

The solution turned blue.

b)

You could still see through the liquid.

c)

The solid is on the bottom of the cup.

d)

The blue solid dissolved.

6.

A student adds 5 spoons of solid to 100 mL of water. The solution is clear, with nothing on the bottom of the cup. One spoon of the solid has a mass of 8 g. After the water evaporates, what is the mass of the solid remaining in the cup?

a)

40g

b)

8g

c)

100g

d)

13g

7.

Three solutions are made with the same solid material (see chart above) and the same amount of water. Which solution is the most concentrated?

a)

Solution A

b)

Solution B

c)

Solution C

8.

Solution M and Solution N are both made with water and the same solid. You measure equal amounts into two separate cups and weigh each solution. Which solution is more concentrated?

a)

Solution M

b)

Solution N

9.

Students mix baking soda and white vinegar. The mixture begins to bubble, and later there is a clear liquid left in the cup. Which of the following describes the bubbles?

a)

a product of a chemical reaction

b)

a component of the mixture

c)

a solute of a solution

d)

a reactant of a chemical reaction

10.

The two cups on the balance each contain 50 mL of different solutions made with the same materials. (Notice that the balance is not level.) Cup A contains a solution made by mixing 2 spoons of solid in 100 mL of water.Which solution listed below must be in Cup B? (Mark the one best answer.)

a)

5 spoons of solid, 250 mL of water

b)

3 spoons of solid, 600 mL of water

c)

8 spoons of solid, 400 mL of water

d)

6 spoons of solid, 300 mL of water

11.

Which of the following is a chemical reaction?

a)

Citric acid dissolves in water and the solution remains clear.

b)

Soft-drink powder mixes with water, and the water turns purple.

c)

Bend a glow light stick to mix materials and produce heat and light.

d)

A soft-drink bottle is opened and the liquid starts bubbling.

12.

Sand and gravel may be separated from each other by using..

a)

a filter funnel

b)

a screen

c)

an evaporating basin

d)

a distillation

13.

Solution M and Solution N are both made with water and the same solid. You measure equal amounts into two separate cups and weigh each solution. Which solution is more dense?

a)

Solution M

b)

Solution N

14.

When salt dissolves in water the only way to get the salt out is by_________.

a)

Sifting

b)

filtering

c)

evaporation

d)

magnetism

15.
Which one of the following solids is insoluble (not soluble) in water?
a)
sugar
b)
sand
c)
copper sulfate
d)
salt
16.
The separation technique that involves heating a solution until the liquid changes into a gaseous state, leaving behind a solid is known as
a)
decanting
b)
 evaporation
c)
loading
d)
chromatography
17.

When Kool-Aid mix is light colored and tastes watery it is a _______ solution.

a)

concentrated

b)

diluted

18.
The material that dissolves in water is called the ________.
a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
soluble
19.
When solute dissolves into a solvent it is called a _____________.
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
element
20.
A tossed salad would be considered a _______________.
a)
Solution
b)
Mixture
21.
The substance that sugar or salt dissolves into is called the ___________.
a)
Solvent
b)
Solute
c)
Soluable
22.

A combination of 2 or more substances that can be easily separated is called-

a)

a mixture

b)

a solution

c)

a solute

d)

a solvent

23.
Water and Kool-Aid are mixed together. Hot water, coffee and sugar are mixed together. Which substance is the solvent in both?
a)
Water
b)
Coffee
c)
Kool-aid
d)
Sugar
24.

If I added 48 grams of salt to water and separated the solution with a hot plate, what amount of salt would be left behind?

a)

20 grams

b)

0 grams

c)

48 grams

d)

10 grams

25.

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?

a)

Filtration

b)

Flotation

c)

Magnetism

d)

Evaporation

26.

All solutions are mixtures, but not all mixtures are solutions.

a)

True

b)

False

27.
Sugar is added to water and stirred until it completely dissolves. Which of the following correctly describes something that has happened to the sugar?
a)
the mass of the sugar increased
b)
the mass of the sugar decreased
c)
the sugar disappeared and no longer exists
d)
the sugar is evenly distributed in the water
28.

When one solution has more solute than another solution, it is said to be more _____.

a)

diluted

b)

concentrated

c)

dissolved

d)

non-saturated

29.

A student collects seashells at the beach. Ms. Deering will not allow the student to take any sand on the bus. If the student wishes to take the seashells home he must separate the seashells from the sand. Which of the following would be most helpful when trying to separate the sand from the sea shells?

a)

hot plate

b)

water

c)

screen

d)

magnet

30.
A solution is a mixture of one or more substances _________ evenly into another substance.
a)
dissolved
b)
evaporated
c)
carried
d)
split