WorksheetsMixtures and Solutions Corrections
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
1. A mixture of iron filings and chalk dust is placed on a plate. Which of the following could be done to gather the iron filings?
Pour the mixture into a funnel
Put the mixture in a pot on the stove
Run a magnet over the mixture
Filter the mixture through the strainer
2. A packet of trail mix has raisins, nuts, granola, and cranberries. Which statement correctly describes the trail mix?
The trail mix is a mixture because it contains an equal number of nuts and raisins.
The trail mix is a mixture because the ingredients dissolve in water.
The trail mix is a mixture because the ingredients cannot be separated.
The trail mix is a mixture because the ingredients can be separated easily.
3. A cup of orange juice with pulp is poured into a glass. Which of these procedures could be done to separate the juice from the pulp?
Pour the juice through a coffee filter.
Heat the juice in a pot until boiling.
Pour the juice into another cup.
Allow the mixture to settle, leaving the pulp at the bottom of the glass.
4. Which of the following mixtures can be separated using a magnet?
Sand and Salt
Sand and iron filings
Sugar and Water
Saltwater
5. All of these can be separated easily EXCEPT -
Nuts, bolts and screws
Powdered drink mix, sugar, and water
Sand and Water
Iron Filings and Sand
6. Which mixture can be separated using a filter?
Sand and Iron filings
Saltwater
Sand and Water
Chocolate milk
7. Which tools are best for separating a mixture of sand, iron filings, and water.
Hot plate and Filter
Tweezers and Filter
Filter and Magnet
Magnet and Hot plate
8. Which is the appropriate tool to use when recording the steps in separating a mixture?
Hand Lens
Strainer
Calculator
Science Journal
9. A new student has joined the science class. The student was not present when the class investigated mixtures and solutions. All the following would be good ways for the class to help the student learn about mixtures and solutions EXCEPT—
develop a model representing mixtures and solutions
take the student to the library and research mixtures and solutions
draw an illustration of mixtures and solutions
give the student a dictionary
10. When separating salt water using a hot plate, what precaution should students use?
Unplug the hot plate if water splashes on the cord.
Follow the teacher's instructions and put on safety goggles.
Leave the hot plate plugged in after the investigation is complete.
Follow the teacher's instructions and record the results in a science notebook.
11. Following the experiment testing mixtures,
which would be the best conclusion about simple mixtures?
After mixing, ingredients in a simple mixture develop new properties
Stirring a simple mixture changes the properties of its ingredients
A simple mixture can be easily separated.
A simple mixture dissolves in water.
12. Students are investigating a mixture of oil and water. They notice when the mixture is stirred vigorously it appears to mix evenly, but after letting the mixture rest, the oil floats on top of the water. The students are making—
An Inference
A Conclusion
An Observation
A Prediction
