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Mixtures and solutions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a combination of 2 or more substances that keep their identities?

a)

physical property

b)

mixture

c)

physical change

d)

chemical change

2.

What is a change in which a new substance is NOT formed?

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

color change

d)

physical property

3.
Students collected data on four substances. If the same students were then given a mystery substance made of tan crystals that dissolves in water, it could be –
a)
Corn starch
b)
brown sugar
c)
white sand
d)
sand
4.
A particular type of mixture where a substance dissolves in another; the molecules spread evenly through the other substance, such as in salt added to water.
a)
solution
b)
mixture
c)
physical change
d)
boiling point
5.
To dissolve in water.
a)
solubility
b)
density
c)
mixture
d)
evaporation
6.

If a substance is insoluble in water, it ___________.

a)

dissolves in water

b)

cannot dissolve in water

c)

forms a solution when mixed with water

d)

cannot be separated from water

7.

Which of these statements about mixtures are true?

Check all that are true.

a)

All mixtures are two or more substances that are combined to form a new substance.

b)

A mixture cannot be separated into its original parts.

c)

A mixture can be separated into its original parts.

d)

All mixtures are two or more substances that are combined without changing their properties.

8.

Which of these pictures show mixtures?

Check all that are true.

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

In a saltwater solution, the salt is the __________.

a)

solvent

b)

molecule

c)

part

d)

solute

10.

In a saltwater solution, the water is the _________

a)

solvent

b)

mixture

c)

combination

d)

solute

11.
What is a substance that is dissolved in another substance? 
a)
solution
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
compound
12.
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
13.
To break down into tiny pieces to small to be seen.
a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
dissolve
d)
solution
14.

Sugar dissolved in water is an example of a

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

15.

This is an example of a

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

16.
You know that a substance has dissolved when it-
a)
becomes a solid
b)
produces condensation and has water droplets 
c)
spreads evenly throughout a liquid
17.

A combination of 2 or more substances that cannot be easily separated is called-

a)

a mixture

b)

a solution

c)

a solute

d)

a solvent

18.

In a solution of saltwater, what is the solute?

a)

salt

b)

water

c)

ice

d)

the glass

19.

In a solution of saltwater, what is the solvent?

a)

salt

b)

water

c)

ice

d)

the glass

20.

What is solubility?

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