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mixtures quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mixtures can be made from which of the following?
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gasses
d)
All of the above
2.

Having the same properties throughout

a)

substance

b)

uniform

c)

gas

d)

soluble

3.

A mixture where the components of the mixture are NOT evenly distributed. For example pizza or a salad. Is known as a...

a)

Heterogeneous Mixture

b)

Elemental Mixture

c)

Homogeneous Mixture

d)

Symbiotic Mixture

4.
Is this a homogenous or heterogenous mixture?
a)
Homogenous mixture
b)
Heterogenous mixture
5.

Sara has a container of sand, iron filings, and beans. Which method should she use if she wants to remove the iron filings from the mixture?

a)

filtration

b)

magnetic attraction

c)

distillation

d)

chromatography

6.

____________________ is the process of separating solids from liquids by passing a mixture through a filter.

a)

Filtration

b)

Sifting

c)

Distillation

d)

Floatation

7.
Which separation technique is most helpful in removing dust in air or impurities? 
a)
Mechanical separation
b)
Magnetism
c)
Filtration
d)
Heating and Cooling
8.

You are stranded on a desert island without fresh water. Thankfully, you found the apparatus pictured in an

abandoned hut on the island. Select the BEST procedure for obtaining drinking water from sandy water.

a)

Take a sample of the sand/water mixture and pour it in to #1 and you will get sand in #2

b)

Take a sample of the sand/water mixture and pour it in to #1 and you will get water in #2

c)

Put a piece of filter paper in #1, pour a sample of the sand/water mixture into #1 and you

will get water in #2

9.

When liquid water is heated and converted to water vapor, this is called

a)

vaporization.

b)

condensation.

c)

sublimation.

10.
When water vapor is cooled back into a liquid, this is called
a)
evaporation.
b)
condensation.
c)
sublimation.
11.

The procedure used with the apparatus in the picture posted is called

a)

chromatography

b)

filtration

c)

distillation

d)

synthesis

12.
This tool is used to separate what type of mixture?
a)
A mixture that is a solution
b)
A mixture that is partly magnetic 
c)
A mixture of items that have different sizes
d)
A mixture of items that are all the same size
13.
Using the picture, complete the sentence:  The density of water is ____________.
a)
less than oil
b)
greater than oil
c)
equal to corn syrup
d)
greater than corn syrup
14.
Which word means "a combination of two or more substances that can be physically separated"?
a)
Matter
b)
Mixture
c)
Solution
d)
Density
15.
____________________  is a measure of the amount of solute compared to the amount of solvent.
a)
Concentration
b)
Solute
c)
Solvent
d)
Solution
16.
In a solution, the ____________________ is the substance that dissolves.
a)
Concentration
b)
Solute
c)
Solvent
d)
Solution
17.
In a solution, the ____________________ is the substance in which the solute is being dissolved.
a)
Concentration
b)
Solute
c)
Solvent
d)
Solution
18.
____________________ is a process of separating substances by dissolving them in special liquids.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Filtration
c)
Chromatography
d)
Concentration
19.

Paint is an example of a:

a)

solution mixture

b)

suspension mixture

c)

homogeneous mixture

d)

colloid mixture

20.

A type of mixture where one substance dissolves into another substance, such as sugar into water, is called a:

a)

alloy

b)

colloid

c)

solution

d)

suspension

21.

The milkshake in the image shown is an example of what type of mixture?

a)

solution

b)

colloid

c)

suspension

d)

alloy

22.

The brass in the image shown is an example of what type of mixture?

a)

solution

b)

colloid

c)

alloy

d)

suspension

23.

Sand/water is what type of mixture?

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

colloid

c)

solution

d)

suspension

24.

____________________ is a process of separating substances by dissolving them in special liquids.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Filtration

c)

Chromatography

d)

Concentration