Mixtures and Solutions

Water and Kool-Aid are mixed together. Hot water, coffee and sugar are mixed together. Which substance is the solvent in both?

• Water
• Coffee
• Kool-aid
• Sugar

A combination of two or more substances that cannot easily be separated--

• mixture
• solution
• solute
• solvent

All are solutes except

• sugar
• pepper
• salt
• powdered chocolate 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

If I added 27 grams of salt to water and separated the solution with a hot plate, what amount of salt would be left behind?

• 20 grams
• 0 grams
• 27 grams
• 10 grams

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is a substance that is dissolved in another substance? 

• solution
• solute
• solvent
• compound

Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?

• hand seperation
• filtering
• screening
• evaporation 

If you spilled nails in a sandbox, what separation tool/method could you use to clean out the sandbox so it would be safe for children to play in?

• Filter
• Screen
• Magnet
• Evaporation

Is cereal with milk a solution?

• Yes
• No