Grade 7 Integrated Science – Mixtures Quiz

1. Define a mixture.

mixture of matter
Production of chemicals
A combination of two or more substances
The solid that remains after decantation
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2. Matter can be found in form of...........

Gas and Solid only
Solid only
Liquid and solid only
Solid,liquid and gas
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3. Depending on how particles in a mixture interact,they can be either form a.........and ........

Immiscible and miscible mixture
Homogeneous and heterogeneous mixture
Solid and liquid
Gas and Gas
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4. A........... mixture has its components uniformly distributed throughout the mixture.

Heterogeneous
Homogeneous
immiscible
Gas
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5. A homogeneous mixture contains......state of matter(s).

2
1
3
all
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6. What happens when salt and water are mixed together?

Nothing
The mixture appears non-uniform
White precipitation
The mixture appears uniform
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7. Components in a heterogeneous mixture are........

Not uniformly distributed
More than usual
Uniformly distributed
Three
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8. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are ........

Gas - gas mixture
Solid-solid mixture
Solid-gas mixture
Solid- liquid mixture
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9. The process of dissolving a solid and a liquid to form a homogeneous mixture is called.......

Solution
Solute
Stirring
Dissolving
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10. A solid that dissolves in a liquid is called a........

Solute
Sediment
Dissolving
Solvent
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11. A liquid that dissolves a solute is called a..........

Solute
Sediment
Solvent
Dissolves
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12. A solute and a solvent make a ......

Dissolves
Solvent
Solution
Solute
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13. Solid that cannot dissolve in liquids are called ........solids

Solvent
Insoluble
Soluble
Solute
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14. Liquids that mix with other liquids are called.........

Homogeneous liquids
Immiscible liquids
heterogeneous liquids
Miscible liquids
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15. Liquids that do not mix with other liquids are called........

Immiscible liquids
Heterogeneous liquids
Miscible liquids
Homogeneous liquids
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16. What is a pure substance?

Is one that contains only solid.
Is one that contains one or more type of matter
Is one that contains only three type of matter
Is one that contains only one type of matter.
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17. What happens when a solid is heated?

It boils
It changes to liquid
It condenses
It evaporates
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18. Impurities..........the ...........points and raise the........points of as substances.

Raise, boiling, melting
Lower, boiling, melting
Raise, boiling, melting
Lower, melting, boiling
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19. The method of separation of mixtures depends on the following except?

Melting point
Components to be recovered
Physical properties of the substances
State of matter
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20. Below are methods for separating mixtures.Which one is not?

Decantation and Filtration
use of magnets and simple distillation
Solvent extraction and sedimentation
Sublimation and paper chromatography
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21. ..........and ........are the process of separating solids that do not dissolve from liquids.

Solvent extraction and decantation
Sublimation and sedimentation
Magnetism and Simple distillation
Decantation and Filtration
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22. The solid that remains in the container after decantation is called...........

Solute
Sediment
Filters
Solvent
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23. The liquid collected after filtration is called a.........

Sediment
Filtrate
Residue
Solute
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24. The solid left on the filtering material is called a. ........

Filtrate
Solute
Solvent
Residue
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25. ........ is the process of separation of mixtures where one substances evaporates and leaves the other in the container.

Sublimation
Decantation
Simple distillation
Use of magnets
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26. Which method can be used to separate a mixture of water and salt?

Decantation
Paper chromatography
Filtration
Simple distillation
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27. Which method can be used to separate a mixture of water and sand?

Sublimation
Simple distillation
Filtration
Solvent extraction
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28. Which method can be used to separate a mixture of sand and naphthalene?

Decantation
Paper chromatography
Solvent extraction
Sublimation
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29. ..... ......is the process of separating different colour pigments from a mixture of colours.

Solvent extraction
Crystallisation
Simple distillation
Paper chromatography
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30. The following are some of the applications of methods of separating mixtures in everyday life except?

Extraction of oil from nuts
Fractional distillation of liquefied air
Sedimentation
Crude oil refining
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31. What is a mixture?

elements chemically combined
it is made of chemical
it is found on the Periodic Table
a combination of different things
Explanation:

A mixture is a material made up of two or more different substances which are mixed but are not combined chemically.

32. What does it mean if a mixture is heterogeneous?

cannot tell one part from another
made of elements
you can see the different parts
very well blended
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33. What does it mean if a mixture is homogeneous?

cannot tell one part from another
made of elements
you can see the different parts
chunks of particles
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34. To separate the sugar and lemonade what method should you use?

boiling
filtration
magnet
sorting
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35. To separate trail mix what method should you use?

sorting
boiling
filtration
magnet
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36. To separate iron filings and sulfur what method should you use?

magnet
filtration
sorting
boiling
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37. What is the measure of how much a substance dissolves in a given volume?

element
atom
Area
solubility
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38. Which mixture separation method uses a net?

boiling/evaporation
filtration
sorting physically
magnet
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39. Which mixture separation method would work with picking up nails?

sorting physically
boiling/evaporation
filtration
magnet
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40. Which mixture separation method would use to separate sugar from water?

filtration
magnet
sorting physically
boiling/evaporation
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41. Which list is made of mixtures?

atoms, cereal, pizza
carbon dioxide, soil, soup
salt, water, air
soil, water, soup
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42. What happens when you mix dirt and water?

The water will begin to bubble.
The dirt will settle to the bottom.
The dirt will float on top of the water.
The dirt will dissolve.
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43. A combination of pure substances, not in fixed amounts, that can be easily separated.is a......

COMPOUND
PARTICLE
ATOM
MIXTURE
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44. This is a mixture of two or more substances in which one or more of these substances (solutes) is dissolved in another substance.

MOLECULE
COMPOUND
SOLUTION
SOLVENT
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45. What are the two types of Mixtures?

Elements and Subatomic Particles
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous
Atoms and Compounds
Protons and Electrons
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46. One specific type of homogeneous mixture is.....

A solution
A compound
An element
An atom
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47. Cookies and cream ice cream would be classified as....

A homogeneous mixture
A compound
An element
A heterogeneous mixture
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48. Two substances physically combined and that appears the same throughout is classified as....

An element
A compound
A heterogeneous mixture
A homogeneous mixture
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49. Salt dissolves in water like ----

Sugar dissolves in water
Rocks dissolve in water
Pepper dissolves in water
Seeds dissolve in water
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50. Students are conducting an experiment with salt water. A large quantity of sand is added to the container of salt water. What do you expect to observe?

The sand dissolves.
The salt floats to the top of the container.
The sand settles to the bottom of the container.
The salt and sand combine to form a solid.
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51. Something that dissolves very easily in water .

saturated
soluble
solvent
solid
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52. when you have something that does not dissolve it is referred to as being.

a nail
insoluble
a solid
a rock
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53. Which of the following is an example of a mixture?

Water
Salt
Air
Iron
Explanation:

Air is a mixture of gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and others.

54. What is a mixture?

A substance made up of two or more substances physically mixed together
A pure substance
A substance made up of only one type of atom
A substance made up of two or more different elements chemically combined
Explanation:

A mixture is a material made up of two or more different substances which are mixed but are not combined chemically.

55. Which of the following is a compound?

Milk
Salt
Iron
Air
Explanation:

Salt (sodium chloride) is a compound made of sodium and chlorine elements chemically combined in a specific ratio.

56. What happens when a mixture is formed?

The components become elements
The components retain their original properties
The components lose their original properties
The components become compounds
Explanation:

In a mixture, the individual components maintain their properties and can be separated by physical means.

57. Which of the following is an element?

Concrete
Air
Gold
Sugar
Explanation:

Gold is an element because it is made up of only one type of atom: Au (gold).

58. How can you separate a salt and water mixture?

Filtration
Boiling
Freezing
Evaporation
Explanation:

By evaporating the water, you can separate the salt which remains behind.

59. Which of the following is not a property of a mixture?

It has fixed properties
Its components retain their properties
Its components can be present in any ratio
It can be separated by physical methods
Explanation:

Mixtures do not have fixed properties as they can vary depending on the proportion of different components present.

60. When a mixture is formed, how are the components mixed?

Physically
Electrically
Chemically
Mentally
Explanation:

In a mixture, the components are physically mixed together but do not undergo a chemical reaction.

61. Which of the following is an example of an element?

Soil
Air
Copper
Wine
Explanation:

Copper is an element because it is composed of only one type of atom: Cu (copper).

62. What happens when a compound is formed?

The properties of the elements combine to form new properties
The elements can be easily separated
The properties of the elements change
The elements lose their properties
Explanation:

When elements chemically combine to form a compound, their properties combine to create new properties different from the original elements.