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Mixtures and Separating Mixtures Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Rocks

b)

sugar

c)

pepper

d)

sand

2.

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

3.

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

a)

Sugar and Salt

b)

Sand and rocks

c)

Apples and grapes

4.
Sand and clay is an example of a mixture of solids.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
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
6.
Lemonade is a special mixture called a 
a)
substance
b)
solution
c)
plasma
d)
ingredient
7.
A solution is a mixture of one or more substances _________ evenly into another substance.
a)
dissolved
b)
evaporated
c)
carried
d)
split
8.
Coffee is a 
a)
solution
b)
mixture
9.
A fruit salad is a 
a)
solution
b)
mixture
10.
Type of mixture that has the SAME COMPOSITION in every part.
a)
Homogenous
b)
Heterogeneous
11.
Type of mixture that DOESN'T HAVE the same composition in every part.
a)
Homogeneous
b)
Heterogeneous
12.
Chocolate milk is an example of a
a)
homogeneous mixture
b)
heterogeneous mixture
13.
Salad is an example of a
a)
homogeneous mixture
b)
heterogeneous mixture
14.

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)

Filter

b)

Screen

c)

Magnet

d)

Evaporation

15.

The best way to separate trail mix would be:

a)

filter

b)

by hand

c)

sieve

d)

evaporation

16.

This type of paper allows liquid to pass through it. What tool is it?

a)

sieve

b)

filter

17.

A solution of salt and water was put over heat. What will happen next?

a)

The salt will evaporate

b)

the salt and water evaporate

c)

the water will evaporate

18.

Which of these materials are attracted to a magnet

a)

iron filings

b)

sand

c)

rocks

d)

wood

19.

If I pour sand and water onto a filter, what will happen?

a)

water and sand will go through the filter

b)

sand will get caught in the filter, water will pass through

c)

both sand and water will get caught in the filter

20.
Which one of the following techniques would best be used to separate soil and water?
a)
Decanting
b)
distillation
c)
Filtration
d)
Chromatography
21.
Liquids that do not mix may be separated by using..
a)
an evaporating dish
b)
a separating funnel
c)
a loading
d)
a sedimentation
22.
Making a mixture results in ___________________ only.
a)
chemical reactions
b)
separate parts
c)
physical changes
d)
two subtances
23.
How would you separate the ingredients of mixture Z?
a)
Water
b)
A magnet
c)
A sieve
d)
My hands
24.
The amount of the solutes compared to the solvent in a solution is the what of the solution.
a)
density
b)
flavor
c)
concentration
d)
solution
25.
One specific type of homogeneous mixture is
a)
An atom
b)
An element
c)
A solution
d)
A compound
26.
Cookies and cream ice cream would be classified as
a)
A homogenous mixture
b)
A heterogenous mixture
c)
An element
d)
A compound
27.
Two elements chemically combined defines
a)
A homogeneous mixture
b)
A heterogeneous mixture
c)
An element
d)
A compound
28.
A single part of a mixture or solution.
a)
substance
b)
mixture
c)
physical change
d)
solution
29.
Separating mixtures based on boiling points.
a)
Desalination
b)
Distillation
c)
Decantation
d)
Condensation
30.
What is a pure substance?
a)
Gold
b)
Copper
c)
element or compound
d)
Homogeneous Mixture
31.

Distillation is used to separate ______.

a)

a liquid from its solution.

b)

an insoluble solid from its solution.

c)

a soluble solid from its solution.