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Mixtures and Separating Mixtures

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

James wants to seperate the salt from the water in his glass of salt water. What seperation method should James use?

a)

Magnets

b)

Evaporation

c)

Filter

d)

Using his hands

2.

Nicole wants to dissolve a substance in water. Which substance will dissolve the easiest?

a)

Rocks

b)

sugar

c)

pepper

d)

sand

3.

What item could a magnet separate from a mixture of garbage?

a)

Old metal fork

b)

An apple core

c)

Pieces of paper

d)

A juice can

4.

What change occurs when cook pancakes for breakfast?

a)

Physical Change

b)

No change

c)

Chemical Change

5.

What mixture could you use this tool to best separate that mixture?

a)

Sugar and Salt

b)

Sand and rocks

c)

Apples and grapes

6.

Sand and clay are an example of a mixture of solids.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The air around us is a mixture of gases.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
A mixtures is a combination of two or more____________ in which no new kinds of matter are formed.
a)
 subtances
b)
parts
c)
leaves
d)
pebbles
9.
Lemonade is a special mixture called a 
a)
substance
b)
solution
c)
plasma
d)
ingredient
10.
A solution is a mixture of one or more substances _________ evenly into another substance.
a)
dissolved
b)
evaporated
c)
carried
d)
split
11.
Coffee is a 
a)
solution
b)
mixture
12.
A fruit salad is a 
a)
solution
b)
mixture
13.
Type of mixture that has the SAME COMPOSITION in every part.
a)
Homogenous
b)
Heterogeneous
14.
Type of mixture that DOESN'T HAVE the same composition in every part.
a)
Homogeneous
b)
Heterogeneous
15.
Chocolate milk is an example of a
a)
homogeneous mixture
b)
heterogeneous mixture
16.
Salad is an example of a
a)
homogeneous mixture
b)
heterogeneous mixture
17.
Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?
a)
hand separation
b)
filtering
c)
decanting
d)
evaporation 
18.

If you had a mixture of rocks and sand and needed to separate them what method would work best?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

You have a glass of salt and water, what is the best method to separate the salt out of the water?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

True or False: You can use your hands or tweezers to separate salt from water.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

True or False: The best way to separate rocks and sand is to use a sieve to sift the sand, this will allow the sand to fall through and the rocks to stay.

a)

True

b)

False