Grade 7 Integrated Science – Mixtures Quiz

1. Define a mixture.

The solid that remains after decantation
A combination of two or more substances
mixture of matter
Production of chemicals
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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 ........

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

Homogeneous
Gas
immiscible
Heterogeneous
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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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Solute
Solution
Solvent
Dissolves
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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.........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

elements chemically combined
it is found on the Periodic Table
it is made of chemical
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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ATOM
PARTICLE
COMPOUND
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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water
Air
Iron
Salt
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 substance made up of only one type of atom
A pure substance
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?

Air
Milk
Salt
Iron
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 retain their original properties
The components become compounds
The components lose their original properties
The components become elements
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?

Sugar
Gold
Concrete
Air
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?

Freezing
Boiling
Filtration
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
It can be separated by physical methods
Its components retain their properties
Its components can be present in any ratio
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?

Chemically
Physically
Electrically
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?

Wine
Copper
Soil
Air
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.