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HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word part HOMO mean?

a)

different

b)

same

c)

liquid

d)

mix

2.

What does the word DISTINGUISH mean?

a)

to be able to tell the difference between

b)

to be able to eat

c)

to be able to move from place to place

d)

to be able to run around

3.

Which is true about homogeneous mixtures?

a)

you can easily distinguish between all the different parts

b)

you cannot easily distinguish between all the different parts

c)

you cannot see any of the parts

d)

it can be easily separated by hand

4.

If you put salt into water and stir it up, what happens?

a)

the salt will sink to the bottom of the container

b)

the salt will disappear

c)

the salt will evaporate from the container

d)

the salt will dissolve into the water

5.

What happens when a substance dissolves?

a)

it spreads out throughout the liquid it is in

b)

it sinks to the bottom of the liquid it's in

c)

it disappears

d)

it floats at the top of the liquid it is in

6.

What do we call a homogeneous mixture in which one substance DISSOLVES in another substance?

a)

a nice mixture

b)

a solution

c)

a prediction

d)

a different mixture

7.

What is a solution?

a)

a kind of homogeneous mixture where one substance dissolves in another substance

b)

a kind of homogeneous mixture in which one substance sinks in a liquid

c)

a kind of homogeneous mixture that one substance disappears in

d)

a kind of homogeneous mixture where one substance floats in another substance

8.

Which of these is an example of a solution?

a)

trail mix

b)

cereal & milk

c)

koolaid

d)

vegetable soup

9.

What kind of change occurs when you make a homogeneous mixture?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

10.

A solution is an example of what kind of mixture?

a)

homogeneous

b)

heterogeneous

11.

If you mix salt into water, which substance is the SOLUTE?

a)

salt

b)

water

12.

How can you separate the salt from the water in a glass of saltwater?

a)

pour it into another glass

b)

take it to the beach

c)

boil it so the water evaporates

d)

put it in the freezer

13.

If you stir koolaid powder into a glass of water, what is the SOLVENT?

a)

koolaid powder

b)

water

14.

Which of these substances is SOLUBLE in water?

a)

sand

b)

sugar

c)

rocks

d)

carrots

15.

What does the word INSOLUBLE mean?

a)

it can't float

b)

it is invisible

c)

it can change colors

d)

it can't dissolve

16.

What does the prefix "IN" at the beginning of a word mean?

a)

not

b)

also

c)

blue

d)

up

17.

If a substance is SOLUBLE in water, what does that mean?

a)

it can float

b)

it can't change colors

c)

it can dissolve

d)

it can sink

18.

What tool would you need to be able to separate salt from water in a saltwater solution?

a)

a hot plate or a Bunsen burner

b)

a scale or a balance

c)

a ruler or a yardstick

d)

a spring scale or a graduated cylinder

19.

If you boil a solution of saltwater, what happens?

a)

the salt and the water both evaporate and the container is empty

b)

the salt evaporates and the water stays in the container

c)

the water evaporates and the salt stays in the container

d)

nothing happens - both salt and water stay in the container

20.

In a solution, the solute dissolves in the solvent. Which is there more of in a solution?

a)

there is more solvent

b)

there is more solute