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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is a mixture?
sand and rocks
steel nails and brass bolts
berries, bananas, and melon fruit salad
all of the above
A company collects cans for recycling. Some cans are made of aluminum, and some are made of iron. Which of
the following is the best way to separate the two types of cans?
Heat the iron cans until they melt.
Float the cans in water.
Use a magnet to pick up the iron cans.
Use scissors to cut the cans.
Carbon powder and iron filings are both black powders. When mixed together, they look like one black powder. Which of these would be best to use to separate the iron filings from the carbon powder?
A magnet
Heat
A magnifying glass
Water
What is true about all mixtures?
They can all be eaten.
They must contain all states of matter.
They are only solids.
They have two or more substances mixed together.
What physical property of matter was used to separate the candy mixture?
size
taste
shape
color
A substance
can be a solid.
can be a liquid.
can be a gas.
can be all of the above.
Which two tools would be used to separate items of different sizes?
magnifying glass and hands
strainer and sieve
magnet and microscope
all of the above
True or False?
A mixture is a combination of two or more substances.
True
False
Which of the following is not an example of a mixture.
salad
trailmix
plastic paper clips and metal paper clips
cheerios
What would be the best tool to separate these mixtures?
hands
microscope
magnet
strainer
