Literacy Station: Mixtures and Solutions

What is a mixture?

• A combination of substances that form a new substance

• A combination of substances that do not form a new substance

• A single substance that changes its state

• A substance that dissolves in water

Which of the following is an example of a solution?

• Salad

• Cereal with milk

• Lemonade

• Chickpeas and kidney beans

What is solubility?

• The ability of a substance to form a new substance

• The amount of one substance that will dissolve in another

• The process of heating a substance to dissolve it

• The ability of a substance to retain its original properties

What happens to the mass of matter when you mix substances?

• The mass increases

• The mass decreases

• The mass remains the same

• The mass becomes zero

How does mixing lemon juice with sugar and water affect its taste?

• It becomes more sour

• It becomes less sour and sweeter

• It retains the same sourness

• It becomes bitter

In a mixture, ​ (a)  

• you can see the separate parts
• it has only one part

If you have 10 grams of chickpeas, 10 grams of kidney beans, and 10 grams of pinto beans, the total mass of the mixture will be (a)   ​ ​

• 30 grams
• 10 grams
• 20 grams

If you mix salt in water,

• It will be sweet

• It will still by salty

• It will taste like water

• It will turn to a solid

Match the following

• conservation of matter

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• solubility

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• mixture

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• solution

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