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Is matter in our surroundings pure

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

A pure substance is made up of:

a)

Different types of particles

b)

Only one type of particles

c)

Two or more compounds

d)

Mixtures

2.

Air is an example of:

a)

Compound

b)

Element

c)

Mixture

d)

Pure substance

3.

Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

a)

Soil

b)

Lemonade

c)

Smoke

d)

Sand and salt

4.

Which of the following is a heterogeneous mixture?

a)

Sugar solution

b)

Brass

c)

Sand in water

d)

Air

5.

Milk is a/an:

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Colloid

d)

Suspension

6.

Which of the following is a compound?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Brass

d)

Soil

7.

Which separation method is used to separate salt from sea water?

a)

Filtration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Sublimation

8.

The process used to separate two miscible liquids having different boiling points is:

a)

Filtration

b)

Distillation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Sublimation

9.

Which technique is used to separate coloured components of a mixture?

a)

Chromatography

b)

Evaporation

c)

Filtration

d)

Crystallization

10.

Brass is an alloy of:

a)

Copper and Zinc

b)

Copper and Tin

c)

Iron and Carbon

d)

Zinc and Lead

11.

An element can be broken down into simpler substances.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Mixtures have fixed melting and boiling points.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Air is a homogeneous mixture.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Colloids scatter a beam of light.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A solution is always transparent.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The scattering of light by colloids is called (a)   .

17.

Soil and sand is an example of (a)   mixture.

18.

A substance composed of two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion is called a (a)   .

19.

The particles in a suspension are ______.

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20.

The solvent in lemonade is (a)   .

21.

Why is air considered a mixture?

a)

Because its components are chemically combined

b)

Because its components are physically mixed

c)

Because it has fixed composition

d)

None

22.

Why do alloys not show properties of pure metals?

a)

Because they are elements

b)

Because they are mixtures of metals

c)

Because they are compounds

d)

None

23.

Which separation method is used to separate camphor from salt?

a)

Filtration

b)

Sublimation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Distillation

24.

Why is brass a homogeneous mixture?

a)

Because metals are soluble in one another

b)

Because zinc is invisible

c)

Because copper is solid

d)

None

25.

Which method can be used to obtain pure crystals of copper sulphate from its solution?

a)

Distillation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Crystallization

d)

Filtration

26.

Mixtures can be separated by:

a)

Physical methods

b)

Chemical methods only

c)

Nuclear reactions

d)

None

27.

Which of the following is not a colloid?

a)

Milk

b)

Fog

c)

Salt solution

d)

Smoke

28.

Which one has fixed composition?

a)

Mixture

b)

Compound

c)

Air

d)

Soil

29.

Which property of colloids makes sky appear blue?

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Tyndall effect

c)

Crystallization

d)

Evaporation

30.

Ink is separated into its components by:

a)

Filtration

b)

Chromatography

c)

Distillation

d)

Evaporation

31.

Sea water is a:

a)

Pure substance

b)

Mixture

c)

Compound

d)

Element

32.

In a true solution, the particle size is:

a)

More than 1 nm

b)

Less than 1 nm

c)

More than 100 nm

d)

Visible

33.

Colloids are:

a)

Stable

b)

Unstable

c)

Separated easily by filtration

d)

Pure substances

34.

Example of a suspension is:

a)

Milk

b)

Muddy water

c)

Salt solution

d)

Brass

35.

Which one shows Tyndall effect?

a)

True solution

b)

Colloid

c)

Suspension only

d)

Pure substance