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Mixtures and Solutions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are mixtures?

a)

different materials placed together but keeping their own properties

b)

a mixture in which substances spread out evenly and will not settle

c)

the degree to which a material will dissolve in another substance

d)

the substance in a solution that has the greatest amount

e)

the substance in a solution that has the least amount

2.

What is a solution?

a)

different materials placed together but keeping their own properties

b)

a mixture in which substances spread out evenly and will not settle

c)

the degree to which a material will dissolve in another substance

d)

the substance in a solution that has the greatest amount

e)

the substance in a solution that has the least amount

3.

What is solubility?

a)

different materials placed together but keeping their own properties

b)

a mixture in which substances spread out evenly and will not settle

c)

the degree to which a material will dissolve in another substance

d)

the substance in a solution that has the greatest amount

e)

the substance in a solution that has the least amount

4.

What is a solvent?

a)

different materials placed together but keeping their own properties

b)

a mixture in which substances spread out evenly and will not settle

c)

the degree to which a material will dissolve in another substance

d)

the substance in a solution that has the greatest amount

e)

the substance in a solution that has the least amount

5.

What is a solute?

a)

different materials placed together but keeping their own properties

b)

a mixture in which substances spread out evenly and will not settle

c)

the degree to which a material will dissolve in another substance

d)

the substance in a solution that has the greatest amount

e)

the substance in a solution that has the least amount

6.

Which process would you use to separate and analyze the solutes in a solution. During this process bands of color form on filter paper to show the different substances in the solution.

a)

Chromatography

b)

Magnetic Attraction

c)

Filtration

d)

Floatation

e)

Sifting

7.

Which process would you use to separate magnetic material from a mixture of other substances?

a)

Chromatography

b)

Magnetic Attraction

c)

Filtration

d)

Floatation

e)

Sifting

8.

Which process would you use to separate solid particles from larger particles in a mixture with filter paper in a funnel to trap solids so that the liquids will pass through.

a)

Chromatography

b)

Magnetic Attraction

c)

Filtration

d)

Floatation

e)

Sifting

9.

Which process would you use to separate solids that float from the remaining solids and other items that remain in a liquid mixture. The solids float to the top on their own or when stirred, and are then skimmed off the surface of the liquid.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Magnetic Attraction

c)

Filtration

d)

Floatation

e)

Sifting

10.

Which process would you use to separate smaller solid particles from larger solid particles. A mixture of different sized solids is put into a container that has a screen material at the bottom with certain sized holes in it. The smaller particles go through the screen and the larger ones do not.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Magnetic Attraction

c)

Filtration

d)

Floatation

e)

Sifting

11.

Which process would you use to separate a solid that has dissolved in a liquid solution. The solution is heated or left uncovered until the liquid turns to gas and leave the solid behind.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Magnetic Attraction

c)

Filtration

d)

Floatation

e)

Sifting

12.

Which is an example of a mixture?

a)

a salad

b)

an orange

c)

sand

d)

nuts

13.

Which is an example of a solution?

a)

trail mix

b)

cereal with milk and banannas

c)

a bag of candy

d)

tea

14.

In a solution of saltwater, what is the solute?

a)

salt

b)

water

c)

ice

d)

the glass

15.

In a solution of saltwater, what is the solvent?

a)

salt

b)

water

c)

ice

d)

the glass