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Mixtures and separation

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
One or more substances dissolve in another and cannot be easily separated.
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
dissolve
d)
solute
2.
process where a liquid becomes a gas
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
physical property
d)
dissolve
3.
the substance to be dissolved in a liquid
a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
dissolve
d)
mixture
4.
the liquid a substance dissolves in
a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
mixture
d)
solution
5.
If I added 27 grams of salt to water and separated the solution with a hot plate, what amount of salt would be left behind?
a)
20 grams
b)
0 grams
c)
27 grams
d)
10 grams
6.
If you spilled nails in a sandbox, what separation tool/method could you use to clean out the sandbox so it would be safe for children to play in?
a)
Filter
b)
Screen
c)
Magnet
d)
Evaporation
7.

To separate a mixture of salt and water what separation tool/method is used?

a)

Filter

b)

Sieve

c)

Magnet

d)

Evaporation

8.

Which answer best describes the easiest way to separate a mixture of iron filings and dirt?

a)

Pick the iron filings out by hand

b)

Put the mixture in water

c)

Use a magnet

d)

Boil the mixture

9.

All of these can be easily separated EXCEPT --

a)

nuts, bolts, and screws

b)

powdered drink mix, sugar, and water

c)

sand and water

d)

iron filings and sand

10.

Which is a colloid? 

a)

chocolate milk

b)

Sugar and water

c)

Rocks and sand

d)

sand and water 

11.

Substances that are made up of ONLY one type of atom (element) or compound.

a)

Heterogeneous mixture

b)

Pure substance

c)

Suspension

d)

Homogeneous mixture

12.

Which of the following is classified as a pure substance?

a)

Lemonade

b)

Fruit punch

c)

ketchup

d)

Hydrogen

13.

Which of these is an element?

a)

Salt (NaCl)

b)

Water (H20)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

14.

Which of these is a compound?

a)

Aluminium (Al)

b)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

c)

Nitrogen (N)

d)

Oxygen (O)

15.

Name the separation technique

a)

Filtration

b)

Condensation

c)

Distillation

d)

Evaporation

16.

Name the separation technique

a)

Distillation

b)

Filtration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

17.

What two phase changes happen in this separation process?

a)

Evaporation and melting

b)

Melting and freezing

c)

Freezing and condensation

d)

Condensation and evaporation

18.

Name the separation technique

a)

Filtration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Distillation

d)

Separation

19.

Which diagram represents an element?

a)

Diagram (a)

b)

Diagram (b)

c)

Diagram (c)

d)

None of the diagrams represent the parts of an element.

20.

Which of the following represents a compound?

a)

Diagram (a)

b)

Diagram (b)

c)

Diagram (c)

d)

All of the diagrams represent the parts of a compound.

21.

Which diagram represents a mixture?

a)

Diagram (a)

b)

Diagram (b)

c)

Diagram (c)

d)

None of the diagrams represent the parts of a mixture.

22.

What type of matter is shown in this particle diagram?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture of Elements

d)

Mixture of Compounds

e)

Mixture of Elements and Compounds

23.

What type of matter is shown in this particle diagram?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture of Elements

d)

Mixture of Compounds

e)

Mixture of Elements and Compounds

24.

What type of matter is shown in this particle diagram?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture of Elements

d)

Mixture of Compounds

e)

Mixture of Elements and Compounds

25.

What type of matter is shown in this particle diagram?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture of Elements

d)

Mixture of Compounds

e)

Mixture of Elements and Compounds

26.

What type of matter is shown in this particle diagram?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture of Elements

d)

Mixture of Compounds

e)

Mixture of Elements and Compounds

27.

A chemical substances composed of the same kind of atoms.

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

28.

A chemical substances composed of different kinds of atoms that are chemically bonded.

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

29.

A chemical substances composed of different substances that can be separated.

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

30.

A type of mixture where a solid (solute) dissolves in a liquid (solvent) and it can't be filtered.

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

31.

A type of mixture where a solid can't dissolve in a liquid and settles down if left to stand and so, it can be filtered.

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

32.

A type of mixture where a solid can't dissolve in a liquid but doesn't settle down if left to stand. The solid is dispersed in the liquid and so, can't be filtered.

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

33.
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture of elements
d)
mixture of compounds
34.

The three types of mixtures are..

a)

solutions, solutes, solvents

b)

solutions, colloids, suspensions

c)

solutions, colloids, sediments

d)

concentrates, dilutes, dissolvers

35.

If a substance is soluble is means...

a)

that it can dissolve into another substance

b)

that it cannot dissolve into another substance

c)

it must be a concentrated substance

d)

it must be a diluted substance

36.

Solutions are made up of..

a)

a soluble and a solvent

b)

a solute and a solvent

c)

a suspension and a sediment

d)

a suspension and a colloid

37.

Some sugar dissolves in water, the solute is...

a)

particles

b)

water

c)

sugar

d)

oxygen

38.

Some sugar is dissolved in water, the solvent is...

a)

sugar

b)

water

c)

absent

d)

going to dissolve

39.

A feature of a colloid is that..

a)

they are cloudy

b)

they are transparent

c)

they are colourless

d)

they have a residue

40.

Fog

a)

Solution

b)

Colloid

c)

Suspension

41.

Sand in water

a)

colloid

b)

solution

c)

suspension

42.

Sunscreen

a)

Colloid

b)

Solution

c)

Suspension

43.

Milk

a)

Colloid

b)

Solution

c)

Suspension

44.

Snow globe

a)

Colloid

b)

Solution

c)

Suspension

45.

Vinegar

a)

Colloid

b)

Solution

c)

Suspension

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