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Materials and Mixtures

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Salt water is a solution made up of a _______

a)

liquid dissolved in a solid.

b)

solid dissolved in a liquid.

c)

liquid dissolved in another liquid.

d)

solid dissolved in another solid.

2.

How would you separate a mixture of sand and water?

a)

by sorting by shape

b)

by evaporation

c)

by using a magnet

d)

by filtering

3.

Which of these is the BEST way to separate a mixture of iron nails and plastic paper clips?

a)

straining

b)

filtering

c)

using a magnet

d)

evaporation

4.

Which of these is a mixture?

a)

a salad

b)

salt

c)

bits of iron

d)

sugar

5.

______________ is the change from a liquid to a gas.

a)

Filtering

b)

Sorting

c)

Evaporation

d)

Solution

6.

How would you separate a mixture of sand and pebbles?

a)

straining

b)

filtering

c)

evaporation

d)

using a magnet

7.

What is a solution?

a)

different materials placed together but keeping their own properties

b)

a mixture in which substances spread out evenly and will not settle

c)

the degree to which a material will dissolve in another substance

d)

the substance in a solution that has the greatest amount

e)

the substance in a solution that has the least amount

8.

Which process would you use to separate solid particles from larger particles in a mixture with filter paper in a funnel to trap solids so that the liquids will pass through.

a)

Chromatography

b)

Magnetic Attraction

c)

Filtration

d)

Floatation

e)

Sifting

9.

Which process would you use to separate smaller solid particles from larger solid particles. A mixture of different sized solids is put into a container that has a screen material at the bottom with certain sized holes in it. The smaller particles go through the screen and the larger ones do not.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Magnetic Attraction

c)

Filtration

d)

Floatation

e)

Sifting

10.

Which process would you use to separate a solid that has dissolved in a liquid solution. The solution is heated or left uncovered until the liquid turns to gas and leave the solid behind.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Magnetic Attraction

c)

Filtration

d)

Floatation

e)

Sifting

11.

Which is an example of a solution?

a)

trail mix

b)

cereal with milk and banannas

c)

a bag of candy

d)

tea

12.

Choose the material you can stretch.

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which of these is not a material?

a)

glass

b)

pencils

c)

wood

d)

plastic

14.

Which of this materials is hard and rigid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

If a material is flexible it...

a)

can bend easily.

b)

can melt easily.

c)

can burn easily.

d)

can transport electricity easily.

16.

Which of these materials is a good conductor of heat?

a)

Wood

b)

Ceramic

c)

Metal

17.

Which of this materials is bendy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Weak and absorbent

a)

Fabric /faabrick

b)

Paper /tissue paper

c)

Polythene/plastic

d)

None of theme

19.

A ______ change can be undone and generally refers to a change of state.

a)

Reversible

b)

Irreversible

20.

Which type of change is this?

a)

Reversible

b)

Irreversible

21.

Rusting is an irreversible change.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Burning of paper is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

23.

Melting of butter is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

24.

Tearing paper to small pieces is a _______________ change

a)

Reversible change

b)

Irreversible change

25.
Which of these is NOT a reversible change?
a)
Water to Ice
b)
Juice to Popsicle
c)
Cookie Dough to Cookie
d)
Melting Chocolate