PhysSci4: Mixtures and solutions Reading Questions

1. A mixture is a combination of two or more

A) liquids
B) substances
C) gases
D) rocks

2. Rocks put into a container full of sand would create a

A) solution
B) mixture
C) organism
D) force

3. Mixtures can easily be -

A) separated
B) melted
C) transferred
D) destroyed

4. Which of the following tools could be used to separate iron filings from a pile of sand?

A) balance scale
B) graduated cylinder
C) ruler
D) magnet

5. A solution is a type of -

A) organism
B) force
C) mixture
D) liquid

6. When one substance is dissolved in another substance, the result is known as a -

A) force
B) liquid
C) solution
D) problem

7. When salt dissolves in water, the particles are spread out so evenly they seem to be-

A) alive
B) energized
C) invisible
D) solid

8. Air is a solution of many different -

A) liquids
B) organisms
C) gases
D) forces

9. What does the word "mixture" mean in paragraph 1?

A) a type of mixture in which one substance has dissolved in another substance
B) a combination of two or more substances that do not join together to form a new substance
C) to form a solution
D) cannot be seen

10. What does the word "solution" mean in paragraph 3?

A) a type of mixture in which one substance has dissolved in another substance
B) cannot be seen
C) a combination of two or more substances that do not join together to form a new substance
D) to form a solution

11. What does the word "dissolve" mean in paragraph 3?

A) cannot be seen
B) to form a solution
C) a combination of two or more substances that do not join together to form a new substance
D) a type of mixture in which one substance has dissolved in another substance

12. What does the word "invisible" mean in paragraph 3?

A) to form a solution
B) a combination of two or more substances that do not join together to form a new substance
C) a type of mixture in which one substance has dissolved in another substance
D) cannot be seen

13. "Solubility" is -

A) the ability of a substance to dissolve in a liquid
B) to form a solution
C) a combination of two or more substances that do not join together to form a new substance
D) a type of mixture in which one substance has dissolved in another substance

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