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Mixtures and solutions

Total questions: 129

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lemonade, coke, and salt water are all examples of _________.

a)

Solutions

b)

Mixtures

c)

Pure Substances

d)

Factors of solubility

2.

A combination of substances that dissolve into one another--they are evenly mixed so that individual parts cannot be seen or separated.

a)

solutions

b)

mixtures

c)

observations

3.

________ is the ability to dissolve in water.

a)

Conductivity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Solubility

d)

Reflectivity

4.

Two or more materials mixed together that can always be separated into their component parts.

a)

solutions

b)

pure substances

c)

observations

d)

mixtures

5.

Is Trailmix an example of a Mixture?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Are these Jellybeans an example of a Mixture?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

The salt dissolved in the water after being mixed evenly.

Is this an example of a Solution?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

To pull or take apart is to...

a)

Separate

b)

Mixture

c)

Solution

9.

A combination of two or more substances that can be separated is a

a)

potion

b)

mixture

c)

solute

d)

compound

10.

A solution is made when one substance _________ in another.

a)

settles at the bottom

b)

moves

c)

dissolves

d)

is suspended

11.

What is this tool used for?

a)

To separate mixtures

b)

To test if an object is a magnet

c)

To look at an object closter

d)

To weigh an object

12.

How can we separate a solution?

a)

By freezing it

b)

Melting it.

c)

By heating it so that the solution evaporates.

d)

We can't.

13.

What property of water changes after creating a solution of lemon juice and water?

a)

Shape

b)

Temperature

c)

Taste

d)

State

14.

Sand and gravel may be separated from each other by using

a)

a filter funnel

b)

a sieve

c)

an evaporating basin

d)

distillation

15.

Which one of the following solids is insoluble (can't dissolve) in water?

a)

sugar

b)

sand

c)

instant coffee

d)

salt

16.

To separate trail mix, what method should you use?

a)

filtration

b)

sorting

c)

magnet

d)

boiling

17.
What is a solute?
a)
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
b)
The substance that is dissolved into the solution.
c)
The mixing of different substances.
d)
The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons
18.
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
19.
a)

solvent

b)

solute

20.
a)

solvent

b)

solute

21.

What is this tool used for?

a)

To separate mixtures

b)

To test if an object is a magnet

c)

To look at an object closter

d)

To weigh an object

22.

Steel is magnetic while aluminum is:

(a)  

23.

How can we separate a solution?

a)

By freezing it

b)

Melting it.

c)

By heating it so that the solution evaporates.

d)

We can't.

24.

Soluble

a)

Substance that dissolves in water

b)

Substance that does not dissolve in water.

c)

If something will sink or float in water.

d)

Oil and water.

25.

What happens when sugar is put into water and stirred?

a)

The mass of the sugar decreases.

b)

The sugar disappears and no longer exists.

c)

The sugar is evenly distributed in the water

d)

The crystals of sugar have entered the atmosphere.

26.

What property of water changes after creating a solution of lemon juice and water?

a)

Shape

b)

Temperature

c)

Taste

d)

State

27.

Which of the following, if added to water, would change its shape?

a)

Glass

b)

Salt

c)

Sand

d)

Wood

28.

When a substance dissolves in water, it

a)

Doesn't do anything

b)

Disappears

c)

Can no longer be seen

d)

Can be seen

29.

When white marbles are mixed with black marbles the mixture will –

a)

be all the same color

b)

contain all black and white marbles

c)

change its state of matter

d)

have less volume

30.

Is this salad a mixture or solution?

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

c)

Solvent

d)

Neither

31.

Lemonade, coke, and salt water are all examples of _________.

a)

Solutions

b)

Mixtures

c)

Pure Substances

d)

Factors of solubility

32.

A combination of substances that dissolve into one another--they are evenly mixed so that individual parts cannot be seen or separated.

a)

solutions

b)

mixtures

c)

observations

33.

________ is the ability to dissolve in water.

a)

Conductivity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Solubility

d)

Reflectivity

34.

Two or more materials mixed together that can always be separated into their component parts.

a)

solutions

b)

pure substances

c)

observations

d)

mixtures

35.

Salads, tacos, cereals are all examples of ___________.

a)

solutions

b)

mixtures

c)

properties

d)

observations

36.

Is this Salad an example of a Mixture?

a)

Yes

b)

No

37.

Is Trailmix an example of a Mixture?

a)

Yes

b)

No

38.

Are these Jellybeans an example of a Mixture?

a)

Yes

b)

No

39.

The salt dissolved in the water after being mixed evenly.

Is this an example of a Solution?

a)

Yes

b)

No

40.

Is Lemonade an example a solution?

a)

Yes

b)

No

41.

The water and oil separate from each other.

Is this an example of a Solution?

a)

Yes

b)

No

42.

Even after mixing the rocks sink to the bottom and do not dissolve.

Is this an example of a solution?

a)

Yes

b)

No

43.

A combination of two or more substances is called a...

a)

Salad

b)

Solution

c)

Mixture

44.

To mix together is to...

a)

Separate

b)

Combine

c)

Solution

45.

To pull or take apart is to...

a)

Separate

b)

Mixture

c)

Solution

46.

Sand and gravel may be separated from each other by using

a)

a filter funnel

b)

a sieve

c)

an evaporating basin

d)

distillation

47.

Which one of the following solids is insoluble (can't dissolve) in water?

a)

sugar

b)

sand

c)

instant coffee

d)

salt

48.

The separation technique that involves heating a solution until the liquid changes into a gaseous state, leaving behind a solid is known as

a)

decanting

b)

evaporation

c)

loading

d)

chromatography

49.

A combination of two or more substances that CAN be easily separated is called

a)

a mixture

b)

a solution

c)

a solute

d)

a solvent

50.

A combination of two or more substance that CANNOT be easily separated

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

solute

d)

solvent

51.

If I added 27 grams of salt to water and separated the solution with a hot plate (heating it up and evaporating the liquid), what amount of salt would be left behind?

a)

20 grams

b)

0 grams

c)

27 grams

d)

10 grams

52.

Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?

a)

hand separation

b)

filtering

c)

screening

d)

evaporation

53.

A solution is a mixture of one or more substances ___________ evenly into another substance.

a)

dissolved

b)

evaporated

c)

carried

d)

split

54.

Lemonade is a special mixture called a

a)

substance

b)

solution

c)

plasma

d)

ingredient

55.

To separate the sugar and lemonade, what method should you use?

a)

filtration

b)

sorting

c)

magnet

d)

boiling

56.

To separate trail mix, what method should you use?

a)

filtration

b)

sorting

c)

magnet

d)

boiling

57.

How would you separate the ingredients of Mixture Z?

a)

water

b)

a magnet

c)

a sieve

d)

my hands

58.

How would you separate a mixture of sand and salt? (Read all of the steps)

a)

mix them with water and let the water evaporate

b)

mix them with water, pour the mixture through a sieve, then et the water evaporate

c)

heat the sand and salt mixture for 5 minutes, then let it cool

d)

I would not do any of these because none of these options would work

59.

A solution is a special type of mixture.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

When sand and water are combined, they create a

a)

solution

b)

mixture

c)

solvent

d)

all of these

61.

A combination of two or more substances where each substance keeps its own properties and both can be easily separated

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

substance

d)

physical change

62.

Which mixture can the students separate most easily using the strainer?

a)

salt and water

b)

gravel and water

c)

shampoo and water

d)

sugar and water

63.

When you add sugar to tea some of sugar's properties change. Which properties of sugar remain the same?

a)

the size of the sugar crystals

b)

the taste of the sugar crystals

c)

the color of the sugar crystals

d)

the texture of the sugar crystals

64.

A student made a mixture of salt and pepper. How could the student separate the mixture of salt and pepper?

a)

use a pair of tweezers to separate each grain of pepper

b)

run a magnet through the mixture to collect the pepper

c)

put the mixture in water and filter the pepper out of the water

d)

put the mixture in water and use a strainer to catch the pepper

65.
A saturated solution is______
a)
No more solute can be dissolved
b)
More solute can be dissolved
c)
The solvent and solution
66.
__________ are made up of solutes and solvents.
a)
Solutions
b)
Suspension
c)
Colloid
d)
mixtures
67.
Amount of solute in a given amount of solvent or solution
a)
Concentration
b)
Miscible
c)
Solute
d)
solubility
68.
Substance dissolved in a solution
a)
concentration
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
solution
69.
Capable of being dissolved
a)
Soluble
b)
concentration
c)
colloid
d)
molarity
70.
Which of the following is most likely the reason why the scientists stirred the solution at a high rate of speed?
a)
Stirring allows solvent to be dissovled
b)
Stirring allows solute to do the dissolving
c)
Stirring allows the solution to be unsaturated
d)
Stirring allows the solute to be more easily dissolved
71.

In sweet tea the solvent would be

a)

water

b)

tea

c)

sugar

d)

lemon

72.
When a certain amount of solvent cannot hold any more solute it is called a ________ solution.
a)
Diluted
b)
Saturated
73.
When a solution is saturated:
a)
No additional material will dissolve in it
b)
You need to stir it more 
c)
Two materials have combined to create a clear liquid
d)
Crystals form 
74.
Capable of being dissolved
a)
Soluble
b)
concentration
c)
colloid
d)
molarity
75.
A combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated.
a)
dissolve
b)
mixture
c)
solution
d)
physical property
76.
the substance to be dissolved in a liquid
a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
dissolve
d)
mixture
77.

Is tea a mixture or a solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

78.

Is soap a mixture or solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

79.

What is a mixture?

a)

The combination of two or more substances.

b)

An ingredient.

c)

A liquid.

d)

A gas.

80.

Is fruit salad a mixture or solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

81.

What is a solution?

a)

A type of mixture where one substance dissolves in another

b)

An ingredient.

c)

A liquid.

d)

A gas.

82.

Is Kool-Aid a mixture or a solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

83.

How can we remove sand from a sand and water mixture?

a)

Hands

b)

Filter

c)

Magnet

84.

Is salad a mixture or a solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

85.

How can we remove sugar from a sugar water solution?

a)

Melting

b)

Magnet

c)

Put it out in the sun / heat it up / Evaporation

d)

Tweezers

86.

Is oil and water a mixture or a solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

87.

In a mixture, the properties of a substance ______________

a)

do not change

b)

change forms

c)

turn into a liquid

d)

become solid

88.

Is cereal a mixture or solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

89.

Mixtures are _________

a)

easily separated

b)

impossible to separate

c)

always solutions

d)

only liquids

90.

Is sand and iron filings a mixture or solution?

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

91.

When a substance dissolves, that means its particles _________.

a)

spread out evenly

b)

disappear

c)

turn into water

92.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

93.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

94.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

95.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

96.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

97.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

98.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

99.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

100.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

101.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

102.

Vinegar and water are placed in a container and stirred. What is formed when they are mixed?

A.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

solution

d)

compound

103.

A student poured some kosher salt into a glass of water. After the water was stirred, no solid kosher salt remained in the glass. Which statement BEST describes what happened?

a)

The salt reacted with water to form elements.

b)

The salt reacted with water to form a mixture.

c)

The salt dissolved in water to form a solution.

d)

The salt dissolved in water to form compounds.

104.

A cup of sand is mixed into a container of shells. Another cup of sand is mixed into a container of water. Which statement best compares the two containers?

A.

a)

Only the container with rocks is a solution because the materials must be chemically divided from the rocks.

b)

Both containers are solutions because the materials must be separated by chemical means.

c)

Both containers are mixtures because the materials can be separated by physical means.

105.

A combination of two or more substances in which no new matter is formed is a

a)

Solution

b)

Solute

c)

Solvent

d)

Mixture

106.

A tablespoon of a substance was added to warm water and stirred. The result was that the substance could no longer be seen. We can conclude from the results that the substance–

(a)  

107.

Sugar cubes are being dissolved in a beaker of water. Which of the following changes would help the sugar dissolve faster?

a)

Freezing the solution

b)

Heating up the solution

c)

Add more sugar cubes

d)

Add larger sugar cubes

108.

Describe a type of mixture that would require you to use a sieve in order to separate the mixture

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109.

What type of tool is this?

a)

Sieve/Strainer

b)

Filter

c)

Magnet

d)

Settling

110.

Name this tool

a)

Sieve/Strainer

b)

Magnet

c)

Settling

d)

Filter

111.

What is this an example of

a)

Filter

b)

Strainer

c)

Settling

d)

Magnet

112.

Predict three things that will sink in water and three things that will float in water. How is density related to what sinks and what floats?

4 lines
113.

Imagine you are given an engineering assignment. Your task is to design a vessel that can transport gold (a high-density material) through the water. What materials would you use? Explain why you chose the materials you did.

4 lines
114.

Describe a mixture that would require you to use a magnet in order to separate it

4 lines
115.

Describe a mixture that would require you to use a filter in order to separate it

4 lines
116.

Describe a mixture that would require you to use a sieve in order to separate it

4 lines
117.

Describe a mixture that would require you to use a evaporation in order to separate it

4 lines
118.

Describe a mixture that would require you to use settling in order to separate it

4 lines
119.

What are 3 ways you can quickly dissolve a solute inside of a solvent?

4 lines
120.

A characteristic

a)

Solution

b)

Dissolve

c)

Mixture

d)

Physical Property

121.

A combination of two more materials

a)

Solution

b)

Dissolve

c)

Mixture

d)

Physical Property

122.

A single part of a mixture

a)

Mixture

b)

Physical Property

c)

Ingredient

d)

Separate

123.

To take apart

a)

Mixture

b)

Physical Property

c)

Ingredient

d)

Separate

124.

A mixture in which one ingredient dissolves into another

a)

Solution

b)

Dissolve

c)

Mixture

d)

Physical Property

125.

To break down into a microscopic size

a)

Solution

b)

Dissolve

c)

Mixture

d)

Physical Property

126.

Which tool would BEST help you separate a mixture of gravel and sand?

a)

Magnet

b)

Hand Lens

c)

Tweezers

d)

Strainer

127.

Which tool would BEST help you separate a mixture of sand and water?

a)

Filter

b)

Tweezers

c)

Hot Plate

d)

Strainer

128.

What tool could BEST separate the pulp from the orange juice?

a)

Measuring Cup

b)

Magnet

c)

Paper Filter

d)

Tweezers

129.

Which property of the pulp and orange juice made it possible to separate using the tool Liz suggested?

a)

Color

b)

State of Matter

c)

Volume

d)

Mass

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