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Material changes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Burning of candle wax is a ________change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

2.

Burning of paper is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

3.
Which of these is NOT a reversible change?
a)
Water to Ice
b)
Juice to Popsicle
c)
Cookie Dough to Cookie
d)
Melting Chocolate
4.

A popsicle is a.....

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

5.
Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?
a)
a bar magnet
b)
filter paper
c)
chromatography paper
d)
alum
6.

How to separate flour from iron nail?

a)

Hand-picking method

b)

Filtration method

c)

Floatation method

d)

Magnetic attraction

7.

How to separate the jelly beans?

a)

Filtration method

b)

Sieving method

c)

Hand-picking method

d)

Floatation method

8.

How to separate tea leaves from the water?

a)

Magnetic attractions

b)

Filtration method

c)

Floatation method

d)

Hand-picking method

9.

jellatin powder in hot water

a)

soluble

b)

insoluble

10.

oil-based paint in water

a)

solute

b)

insoluble

11.

When a soluble substances dissolves, it usually leaves behind a __________________ liquid and we cannot ___________________ it.

a)

cloudy, see

b)

clear, taste

c)

clear, see

d)

cloudy, taste

12.

Sugar is a __________________ and water is a __________________. Together, they make a ___________________.

a)

solvent, solute, solution

b)

solution, solvent, solute

c)

solute, solvent, solution

13.

When an insoluble substance cannot dissolve, it usually leaves behind a __________________ liquid with suspended particles and particles at the _________________ of the cup.

a)

cloudy, bottom

b)

clear, top

c)

clear, bottom

d)

cloudy, top

14.

Flour is soluble in water.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Pink Lemonade Mix

a)

Soluble

b)

Insoluble

16.

toasted bread

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

nuclear change

17.

molding clay into art

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

nuclear change

18.

chemicals reacting in a glow stick to cause a glow

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

nuclear change

19.

Sieving involves

a)

Using only kitchen appliances to separate mixtures

b)

Large particles getting caught in a barrier and smaller particles passing through

c)

Small particles getting caught in a barrier and larger particles passing through

d)

Separating a liquid from another liquid

20.

The difference between sieving and filtering is

a)

Sieving separates solid particles, filtration separates solids from liquids

b)

One uses a spinning motion, while the other doesn't

c)

Sieving separates solids from liquids, filtration separates solid particles

d)

There are no differences

21.

Separating sand and gravel is an example of

a)

Sieving

b)

Centrifuging

c)

Decanting

d)

Filtering

22.

Magnetic separation separates ____________ materials from ___________ materials

a)

Solid; Liquid

b)

Magnetic; Non-magnetic

c)

Small particle; Large particle

d)

Liquid; Gas

23.

Why can't filtration be used to separate sugar from water?

a)

Sugar dissolves in water which makes it soluble

b)

Sugar particles are too small and will fall through the holes of a filter

c)

The water will tear the filter paper

d)

It actually can separate sugar from water

24.

How would you separate a mixture of sand and salt

a)

Place the sand and salt in a pan and decant them with water

b)

Add water to dissolve the sugar. Then use a filter to separate the sugar water from the sand

c)

Place the sand and salt in a centrifuge. The spinning will cause separation

d)

Magnetic separation will separate the magnetic sand and non-magnetic salt

25.

You accidentally drop hundreds and thousands into flour your mum is using to bake a cake. How do I separate them?

a)

Use a hand held vacuum cleaner

b)

Use a colander. Only the flour will go through the holes

c)

Use a sieve. Only the flour will go through the fine holes

d)

Put them in a salad strainer- flour is the same as lettuce