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Why Are Materials Different?

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ____ is a material where each part of it is made of the same type of particle.

a)

powder

b)

mixture

c)

substance

d)

grain

2.

What is a property?

a)

a mixture of materials that dissolve

b)

a combination of two or more substances

c)

a characteristic that can be measured

d)

a material that changes its state of matter

3.

Which is an example of a mixture?

a)

fruit salad

b)

stainless steel

c)

wood

d)

all the above

4.

How are solutions and mixtures related?

a)

all solutions are mixtures, and all mixtures are solutions

b)

all solutions are mixtures, but not all mixtures are solutions

c)

not all solutions are mixtures, but all mixtures are solutions

d)

not all solutions are mixtures, and not all mixtures are solutions

5.

What is an example of a substance?

a)

the air

b)

steel spoon

c)

saltwater

d)

baking powder

6.

All materials are_____

a)

matter

b)

observable

c)

natural

d)

man-made

7.

The cellulose used to make paper is a type of________.

a)

solution

b)

substance

c)

material

d)

mixture

8.

Two or more substances create a ________

a)

mixture.

b)

substance.

c)

material.

d)

particle.

9.

A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured.

a)

mixture

b)

substance

c)

property

d)

particle

10.

A combination of two or more substances whose particles are not joined together.

a)

mixture

b)

property

c)

substance

d)

particle

11.

_________is made up of the same type of particles.

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

substance

d)

material

12.

A material where each part of it is made of the same type of particle. No two particle types have exactly the same properties.

a)

mixture

b)

property

c)

substance

d)

particles

13.

_____ may differ between materials.

a)

Color

b)

Shape

c)

Taste

d)

all of the above

14.

Boiling sugar water is one way you can _____

a)

separate a mixture.

b)

combine substances.

c)

create a solution.

d)

separate a substance.

15.

What properties could be used to separate the snack mix shown in the image?

a)

color

b)

shape

c)

weight

d)

all the above

16.

Seawater can be turned into drinkable water using distillation. What does this tell us about seawater?

a)

It is a substance that appears to be a mixture.

b)

It is a mixture of only one particle.

c)

It is a substance with only one type of particle.

d)

It is a mixture and can be separated into its different particles.