Physical Properties Mastery Check

A student makes a mixture of Gravel, Iron Filings and Water. Which table correctly identifies the tools that can be used to separate each substance from the mixture?

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A student tested a property of three stones. They used a triple beam balance to measure each stone individually. What physical property was the student measuring?

• temperature
• States of matter
• Relative density
• Mass

Students recorded data on the mass and relative density of four balls. What can the students claim about the four balls? Select two correct answers

• The ball with the greatest mass sinks in water
• The ball with the mass greater than 36g but less than 70g sinks in water.
• The ball with the greatest mass floats in water
• The golf ball floats in water.
• The ball with a mass of 71g sinks in water.

When salt is stirred into water, it forms a solution. How could you separate the salt from the water?

• Pour the water through a strainer, leaving the salt behind
• Use a Magnet to attract the grains of salt away from the water
• Heat the water until it boils and evaporates, leaving the salt behind.
• Use Tweezers to remove the grains of salt from the water.

A solution is formed in all the following EXCEPT-

• When a solid dissolves in a liquid
• When a liquid spreads out evenly in another liquid
• When one substance seems to disappear in another
• Any time two substances are mixed together.