Practice Questions – Unit 2: Mixing Materials
Solids, Liquids, and gases (identifying and sorting)
1. Write in each box whether the part is a solid, liquid, or gas
2. Write the objects in the correct column
Solid Liquid Gas
3. Fill in the missing spaces with the words from the liquid below
Separating Mixtures (sieves and magnets)
1. Draw a line from the process to its correct description
2. Write in the process used to separate each mixture
Mixture Process
salt + water
sugar + water
rice + pasta
sand + water
flour + rice
paperclips + sawdust
oil + water
Dissolving (Soluble and insoluble solids)
1. Complete the table below
Substance Soluble / Insoluble
Salt
Seeds
Rice
Flour
Sugar
Coffee
Black pepper
2. Answer these questions:
- What does the word soluble mean?
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- What does the word insoluble mean?
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3. Circle the materials below that will dissolve in water
Oil Book
Wood
Sand Sugar
Plastic
Rubber Pepper
Salt
Coffee Iron
Filtering (separate n insoluble solid mixed with a liquid)
3. Answer these following questions
- I have a mixture of sand, water, and iron.
I pass them through a filter paper.
What is left in the filter and what passes through into the cup?
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How to separate the 2 substances left?
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1. Label the diagram by using the words from the box below
Separating materials from rocks