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Mixtures, Compounds and Solutions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Granite is a mixture of minerals made from mica, feldspar and what?

a)

iron

b)

copper

c)

quartz

d)

carbon

2.

Minerals in rocks are compounds, but the minerals form together as mixtures.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Pure water is a compound, but saltwater is a solution.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Mixtures can contain both elements and compounds.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

This glass is half full.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

If an ice cube is melted, what type of change has taken place?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

7.

What kind of change is happening to the iron chain on the left?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

8.

Some metals react with what?

a)

acids

b)

bases

c)

bears

d)

oh my!

9.

What is the smaller particle in an atom?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

10.

Metals are often found in compound form in rocks called______?

a)

minerals

b)

coprolite

c)

ores

11.

Which of these is not a nonmetal?

a)

bromine

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon

d)

aluminum

12.

An element, like arsenic, has properties that are like both metals and nonmetals which is why they are called

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

metalloids

13.

What do you need to separate the elements found in a compound?

a)

sharp knife

b)

a chemical reaction

c)

tweezers

14.

Which three elements combine to form sugar?

a)

carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen

b)

carbon, hydrogen,

and oxygen

c)

carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen

d)

lions, tigers, and bears...oh my!

15.

Which of these is not a compound?

a)

salt

b)

sugar

c)

rust

d)

chlorine

16.

Which one does not fit?

a)

hydrogen peroxide

b)

carbon monoxide

c)

sodium chloride

d)

hydrogen

17.

Chemical bonds form what?

a)

mixtures

b)

elements

c)

compounds

18.

An atom that gains or loses an electron is called an...

a)

isotope

b)

ion

19.

Chemical formulas represent what?

a)

mixtures

b)

elements

c)

compounds

20.

Which of these is not a compound?

a)

NaCl

b)

CO

c)

Co

d)

C6H22O11

21.

People get water from the foods they eat.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Acids can be found in many of the foods we eat.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

What type of acid is found in our stomachs that helps to break down the food we eat?

a)

citric acid

b)

acetic acid

c)

hydrochloric acid

d)

gastric acid

24.

These antacids are used to react with acids in our stomach. What are they?

a)

acids

b)

bases

25.

What forms when an acid reacts with a base?

a)

elements

b)

salts

c)

mixtures

26.

Which animals can digest cellulose?

a)

termites

b)

humans

c)

cattle

d)

groundhogs

27.

Mixtures can be separated physically.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Toothpaste is a mixture because you can see or taste the differences between the type of toothpaste.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

About how much dissolved salt is in the ocean?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

3.5%

d)

6.5%

30.

Which of these can be preserved with salt?

a)
b)
c)
31.

You can dissolve water in salt.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

What gas is dissolved in Coca-Cola?

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrous oxide

d)

helium

33.

How do you separate a solution of sugar water?

a)

freeze it

b)

thaw it

c)

boil it

d)

condense it

34.

What is blood?

a)

compound

b)

element

c)

solution

d)

suspension

35.

To separate a suspension, it is best to use what?

a)

boiling

b)

filtering

36.

Which of these is not a colloid, a mixture with particles too small to be seen.

a)

Italian Salad dressing

b)

whipped cream

c)

fog

d)

smoke

37.

What type of mixture is jelly?

a)

solution

b)

suspension

c)

colloid

38.

Amalgam is mixture of metals used to fill cavities and contains what dangerous element?

a)

hydrogen

b)

mercury

c)

uranium

d)

fluorine

39.

Steel is an alloy that is made mostly of what element?

a)

manganese

b)

zinc

c)

nickel

d)

iron

40.

Gold is mixed with what element to give it strength for making jewelry?

a)

silver

b)

copper

c)

lead

d)

plutonium