Worksheets Name

Pure Substances and Mixtures Class

Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 31mins Date

1. Combination of two or more pure substances that are not chemically combined

a) compound b) atom
c) mixture d) element

2. made up of one kind of matter and has a definite set of properties

a) compound b) atom
c) mixture d) pure substance

3. Which is the best set of tools to use for separating a mixture of water, sugar, and pebbles?

a) a filter and a magnet b) a filter and a hot plate

c) a magnet and a hot plate d) a settling tank and a filter

4.

A combination of particles of one or more substance that are distributed uniformly throughout another substance is a/an

a) Mixture b) Substance

c) Solution

5. Particles in a _________ take the shape of the container.

a) solid b) liquid
c) gas d) plasma

6. When making a fruit drink from a powdered mixture, water is the __________

a) dissolving part b) solute

c) solution d) solvent

7. When making a fruit drink from a powdered mixture, the powdered mixture is the __________

a) solution b) solvent

c) solute d) particle
8. the ______________________ of a solution tells us the quantity of solute that is dissolved in a certain volume of solution

a) particles b) concentration

c) sauration d) solubility

9. When a solvent contains as much of the solute as it can hold, the solution is said to be

a) supersaturated b) diluted

c) saturated d) unsaturated

10.

What is matter?

a) Anything that has mass and occupies space b) Anything that has mass
c) Anything that is made of air d) ALL of them

11.

What are the two types of Mixtures

a) Elements and Subatomic Particles b) Protons and Electrons

c) Atoms and Compounds d) Homogenous and Heterogeneous

12. Which of the following is a pure substance?

a) Water b) Sugar
c) Gold d) ALL of them
13. Identify which images are HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES! (Check all that apply)

a) b)

c) d)

14. Which of the following is NOT a mixture?

a) milk b) lemonade

c) vegetable salad d) carbon

15. Solutions are ___________ mixtures.

a) Solid b) Homogeneous
c) Heterogeneous d) Gas

16.

Max is hungry and he prepares cereal with milk. This is an example of a:

a) Homogeneous mixture b) Heterogeneous mixture

17.

Two substances physically combined and that appears the same throughout is classified as

a) A homogeneous mixture b) A heterogeneous mixture

c) An element d) A compound
18. A combination of substances that dissolve into one another--they are evenly mixed so that individual parts cannot be
seen or separated.

a) solutions b) mixtures
c) observations

19. Which of the following is classified as a pure substance?

a) Lemonade b) Fruit punch

c) ketchup d) Helium

20. Which substances, when mixed together, maintain their original physical properties?

a) gravel and water b) wood chips, water and sand

c) sand and water d) all of the above

21. Pancake batter

a) pure substance b) mixture

22. Which of the following is NOT a mixture?

a) milk b) lemonade
c) vegetable salad d) aluminum

23. The particle theory states that: (Select all that apply)

a) Only gases are made up of tiny particles b) Particles have empty spaces between them
c) Particles only move when they are heated d) All particles in a pure substance are identical

24. Solubility is defined as

a) the ability to catch fire b) the ability to fly

c) the ability to be dissolved d) the ability to get on Mr. Abbas's nerves

25. When a solution is saturated

a) No additional materials will dissolve in it b) You need to stir it more

c) Crystals form d) Two materials have combined to clear a clear liquid

26. ___________ are the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element.

a) Atoms b) Elements
c) Compounds d) Mixtures

27. True or False: elements AND compounds are pure substances.

a) True b) False

28. Air is:

a) An element b) A compound
c) A mixture d) None of these
29. According to the particle theory of matter:

a) All matter is made up of cells. b) Particles move more slowly as they are heated.

c) The particles of a solid do not move. d) All particles are attracted to one another.

30. Particles are always moving

a) true b) false

31. Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?

a) a bar magnet b) filter paper

c) chromatography paper d) alum

32. Separating mixtures based on boiling points.

a) Desalination b) Distillation
c) Decantation d) Condensation

33. _________ is the process by which liquids are turned into vapor (gas) by heating. This can be used to separate salt from
water in seawater to make salt.

a) Filtration b) Evaporation
c) Sedimentation and Decantation d) Distillation

34. Pure substances are formed and separated by...

a) Chemical changes only b) Physical changes only

c) Physical and Chemical changes

35. Water is a universal solvent because it ...

a) freezes when it gets cold. b) can be found anywhere.

c) floats when frozen. d) dissolves most substances.
Answer Keys

1. c) mixture 2. d) pure substance 3. b) a filter and a hot plate

4. c) Solution 5. b) liquid 6. d) solvent

7. c) solute 8. b) concentration 9. c) saturated

10. a) Anything that has mass and 11. d) Homogenous and 12. d) ALL of them
occupies space Heterogeneous

13. b) , d) 14. d) carbon 15. b) Homogeneous

16. b) Heterogeneous mixture 17. a) A homogeneous mixture 18. a) solutions

19. d) Helium 20. d) all of the above 21. b) mixture

22. d) aluminum 23. b) Particles , All particles 24. c) the ability to be dissolved
have empty d) in a pure
spaces substance
between are identical
them

25. a) No additional materials will 26. a) Atoms 27. a) True

dissolve in it

28. c) A mixture 29. d) All particles are attracted to 30. a) true

one another.

31. a) a bar magnet 32. b) Distillation 33. b) Evaporation

34. a) Chemical changes only 35. d) dissolves most substances.