UNIT 8 MIXING SUBSTANCES

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS.
Choose the correct answers.
1 Which of these will easily dissolve in water?
A Sand
B Tin
C Sugar
D Wood
2 Which of the following materials will mix with water?
A Cooking oil
B Vinegar
C Marble
D Petrol
3 Which of the following does not mix with water?
A range !uice
B Milk
C il
D Salt
Questions 4 and 5 are based on the diagram below.
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( mixture of glass marbles and cork -ieces is -laced in a bucket.
(ll the marbles are of the same si/e and sha-e. The cork -ieces
have di0erent si/es and sha-es.
4 Can a 1lter be used to se-arate the mixture? Why or why not?
A +es. The glass marbles and cork -ieces have di0erent si/es.
B +es. The glass marbles and cork -ieces have di0erent
sha-es.
C +es. The glass marbles and cork -ieces have not changed
chemically.
D 2o. (ny 1lter would grou- at least some of the cork -ieces
with the marbles.
5 ne way to se-arate the mixture would be to 333333333333333333.
A add water to the bucket4 then -our out the cork -ieces
B shake the bucket4 then -ick out the cork -ieces from the to-
layer
C shake the bucket4 then -ick out the cork -ieces from the
bottom layer
D move a magnet through the mixture
Which of the following is an unsafe substance?
A Starch
B Ta-ioca 5our
C Milk -owder
D (cid
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! 6nsect killer is used at home to kill insects such as cockroaches
and mos7uitoes. Which of the following labels can be found on the
container?
A C
B D
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What ha--ens to the salt when it is mixed with water?
A The salt changes into a new substance.
B The salt moves to the bottom layer of the water.
C The salt moves to the to- layer of the water.
D The salt dissolves in water4 forming a solution.
" There is a mixture of iron 1lings and sand in a box. Which is the
easiest way to se-arate the iron 1lings from the sand?
A Pour water into the mixture.
B 8se a magnifying glass.
C 8se a magnet.
D 9eat the mixture.
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salt
water
1# What are the -otential dangers if an acid s-ills onto your hand?
A +our hand could catch 1re.
B +ou will risk being infected with bacteria.
C +ou could get a chemical burn.
D +ou could cut your hand.
11 6n an ex-eriment4 salt and sand are mixed together. Which of
these methods could be used to se-arate the salt from the sand
most easily?
A i. Stir the mixture into a glass of water.
ii. Pour the mixture in the glass through a 1lter.
iii. :va-orate the water.
B i Pour the mixture onto a -iece of -a-er.
ii. #rush the mixture into a -ile.
iii. ;rag a magnet through the -ile.
C i. Put the mixture in a -an.
ii. 9eat the -an for '% minutes.
iii. <et the hot mixture cool slowly.
D i. S-read the mixture into a thin layer.
ii. <ook at the mixture through a magnifying glass.
iii. Se-arate the crystals with a -in.
12 The label of a household cleaner says4 =I$ s%&''o%ed do not
(nd)*e +o,(t(n-. D.(n/ & '&.-e &,o)nt o$ ,('/ o.
%&te..= 6t also says4 =Do not .e)se *ont&(ne..= What can
be inferred about this household cleaner?
A 6t is free of chemicals harmful to animal life.
B Small amounts are harmless if swallowed.
C 6t irritates and harms the digestive system.
D 6t causes -eo-le to become sick and vomit.
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13 Pu-ils in a science lab saw some of their classmates switching
the labels on the li7uids in the lab. What is the most
im-ortant reason the -u-ils should re-ort this to their
teacher?
A 6t will a0ect the ex-eriment if the wrong li7uid is used.
B 8sing the wrong li7uid may cause someone to be in!ured.
C *ules that are broken should be re-orted.
D Teachers are the only -eo-le allowed to use the li7uids.
14 Which of the following is not correct?
S)0st&n*e 1.o2e.t3
A Wheat 5our
?eels smooth4 white in
colour
B Cooking oil ?eels smooth4 tasteless
C Sugar
?eels rough4 white in
colour
D #aking -owder ?eels rough4 sweet
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Which of the following substances has a label as shown in the
diagram above?
A Cooking oil
B #aking -owder
C Vinegar
D (lcohol
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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Answer all the questions
A Tick @ 4 A the correct statements and cross out @ B A for the
wrong statements.
1 Wheat 5our and cooking oil have the same colour.
@ A
2 (lcohol is an unsafe substance and should be handled
with @ A
care.
3 Sugar is a bit rough when you touch it and can dissolve in
@ A
water.
4 Vinegar is a -oisonous substance.
@ A
5 ( mixture of safety -ins and sand can be se-arated using
@ A
a magnet.
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B Match the substances with the label that can be found on them
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<i7uid -a-er
Weed killer
Petrol
(cid
@aA
@b
A
@cA
@dA
3
4
1
2
C 8nderline the correct answers.
1 We can se-arate 1ne sand from
marbles using a @ sieve E
magnetA.
2 We can se-arate a mixture of
-olystyrene balls and thumbtacks
using a @ magnet E 1lter -a-er A.
3 We can se-arate a mixture of
tea -owder and water using a
a @ 1lter funnel E sieve A.
4 We can se-arate soil from
water using a @ magnetE 1lter
funnelA.
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sand marble
-olystyrene thumbtack
tea
-owder
water
water
soil
D Tick @ G A in the boxes to show the -ro-erties of the following
substances.
1 #rown in colour

?eels smooth
Tasteless
ta-ioca
2
Tastes sweet

?eels smooth
White in colour
3
Salty

?eels rough
White in colour
4
#lack in colour

?eels rough
Tastes sweet
5
White in colour

?eels rough
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Ta-ioca
5our
Sugar
6nstant
co0ee
-owder
Salt
#aking
-owder
Tasteless
E <ook at the -ictures below. Circle the unsafe substances.
car battery
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wheat 5our weed killer
cooking gas orange !uice
car battery
lalcohol
cooking oil
mineral water