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mixture and solutions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

Mr. Lopez spilled his favorite snack. Is it a mixture or a solution? Why?

a)

Its a mixture, because it is made up of 2 or more substances that can be easily separated.

b)

Its a mixture, because it can only be separated with a sieve.

c)

Its a solution, because it can only be separated by dissolving it in water.

d)

Its a solution because it can not be separated easily.

2.
A combination of 2 or more substances that can be easily separated is called- 
a)
a mixture
b)
a solution 
c)
a solute 
d)
a solvent 
3.
Mixtures are combinations of two materials that retain their physical qualities.
a)
True
b)
False
4.

What happens when water mixes with sugar?

a)

the appearance of sugar changes

b)

the shape of water changes

c)

the taste of sugar changes

d)

the state of water changes

5.

I have a mixture of Wood chips, sand, iron filings, and gravel. Here is a way to separate them:


  1. Use a screen to separate the the sand and iron filings from the gravel and wood chips.


What would be step 2?

a)

Use the screen again to separate the iron filings and the sand

b)

Use a magnet to separate the iron filings from the sand

c)

Use a tweezers to pick out the iron filings

d)

use a filter and water to separate the sand from the iron filings

6.

Which of these mixtures is not a solution?

a)

lemonade

b)

sand and water

c)

Kool-aid

d)

ocean water

7.

As a whole, this bowl of chicken noodle soup would generally be considered a

a)

mixture

b)

solution

8.
A cup of coffee would be considered a 
a)
mixture
b)
solution
9.

Which of the following is NOT a mixture?

a)

oxygen

b)

coins in a piggy bank

c)

a bowl of lucky charms cereal

d)

Chex mix

10.
Salt and pepper would be an example of a
a)
mixture
b)
solution
11.
If you pour sugar into hot water the sugar will
a)
disappear
b)
evaporate
c)
dissolve
d)
expand
12.

All of the buttons in this pile

a)

make the pile a mixture.

b)

can be separated with a magnet.

c)

have all the same properties.

d)

are likely to dissolve in water.

13.

This is an example of a

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

14.

This is an example of a

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

15.

This is a type of mixture where one substance dissolves into another

a)

Solution

b)

Miscibility

c)

Compound

d)

Solubility

16.

The substance that does the dissolving

a)

Solute

b)

Solvent

c)

Solution

d)

Miscibility

17.

The substance getting dissolved

a)

Solvent

b)

Solute

c)

Solution

d)

Mixture

18.

Identify the solute Lemonade - it contains Water, lemon juice, and sugar

a)

water

b)

lemon juice

c)

sugar and lemon juice

19.
What is a solvent?
a)
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
b)
The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.
c)
The mixing of different substances.
d)
The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons
20.
Solubility is defined as
a)
the ability to catch on fire
b)
the ability to be dissolved
c)
the ability to fly.
d)

the ability to solve problems