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Mixtures, Solutions, Suspensions (Science Textbook pages

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
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 1. 

Look at the picture above.  Which of the following describes this picture?
a.
mixture
c.
suspension
b.
solution
d.
compound
 
 
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 2. 

Look at the picture above.  Which of the following describes this picture?
a.
solution
c.
suspension
b.
mixture
d.
compound
 

 3. 

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Look at the picture above.  Which of the following describes this picture?
a.
mixture
c.
compound
b.
solution
d.
suspension
 

 4. 

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Look at the picture above.  Which of the following describes this picture?
a.
solution
c.
compound
b.
mixture
d.
suspension
 

 5. 

From the reading on page 346 in your science book, milk is a special mixture called a:
a.
solution
c.
compound
b.
collide
d.
suspension
 
 
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 6. 

In the picture above a student poured a liquid through a filter.  The student was trying to ----
a.
create a new mixture
c.
separate the parts of a mixture
b.
dissolve a solid in a liquid
d.
create another compound
 

 7. 

Oil and water can be called a mixture rather than a solution because -------
a.
oil floats on top of water
c.
oil sinks to the bottom when stirred with water
b.
oil dissolves in water when stirred
d.
oil is a different color than water
 

 8. 

Which of the following mixtures maintains the physical properties of each ingredient?
a.
powdered tea and water
c.
chocolate drink mix and milk
b.
salt and pepper
d.
sugar and lemon juice
 

 9. 

When a liquid is heated, its molecules move faster.  A teacher prepared three beakers:  one with hot water, one with cold water, and one with room temperature water.  The teacher put one drop of blue food coloring in each beaker of water.

In which beaker did the color spread fastest?
a.
cold water
c.
room temperature water
b.
no difference
d.
hot water
 

 10. 

People put sugar in their tea to make it sweet.  When the sugar dissolves, the property that changes is -------
a.
taste of the sugar
c.
state of the matter
b.
size of the crystals
d.
color of the solution
 

 11. 

The frozen popcicle was placed in  bowl and left to melt.  What temperature change took place? The temperature------
a.
increased to 100º C
c.
dropped below 0º C
b.
reached the boiling point
d.
rose above 0º C
 
 
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 12. 

In the picture above what would be the order that shows what happens to a glass of salt water when it is left out in the sun for a few hours?
a.
D-B-A-C
c.
B-A-C-D
b.
C-D-A-B
d.
A-C-B-D
 

 13. 

A student designs an investigation to find out if sugar dissolves in cold or hot water.  The least important variable to control during the investigation is -------
a.
amount of water
c.
rate of stirring
b.
color of the containers
d.
amount of sugar
 



 
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