Lapu-Lapu City College

Don B. Benedicto Rd., Gun-ob Lapu-Lapu City

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Long Quiz # 1: Mixtures

I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Read and analyze each question diligently. Choose the letter of the correct answer
and write the letter ONLY in your answer sheet.

1. Two or more substances assembled together but not chemically combined are known as ____?
a. Distillate
b. Mixture
c. Residue
d. Solution
2. Which of the following techniques would best be used to separate rice and water?
a. Decantation
b. Distillation
c. Evaporation
d. Filtration
3. It is a technique that is beneficial in many areas of the community, for example in coastal
areas where they usually separate oil from water.
a. Decantation
b. Distillation
c. Filtration
d. Picking
4. What technique will apply to separate clear water from muddy water in a jar?
a. Decantation
b. Filtration
c. Magnetism
d. Sieving
5. What happens to the salt solution after boiling down all the water?
a. Salt crystal remains
b. Salt evaporates
c. Salt will disappear
d. Water and salt disappear
6. How important is evaporation?
a. It cools our environment
b. It gives us oxygen to breathe
c. It gives life to all living things
d. It makes our surroundings warm
7. The following are benefits of decantation process, EXCEPT one.
a. It can remove dirt or chemicals
b. It uses heat to purify one or more liquids
 c. It uses heat to purify one or more liquids
d. Separate less dense substance from denser one
8. Which does not take place during the process of evaporation?
a. Form part of cloud formation
b. The changing of liquid into vapor state
c. That is how sweat can cool the body down
d. The rain and snow are falling down the ground
9. The following are the benefits of evaporation except __________.
a. It contaminated the water from hazardous waste
b. It can be used to produce salt from sea water
c. It forms clouds
d. It has a big role in water cycle
10. If an oil spill spotted along the shoreline of your area, what process can you suggest in
separating oil from water?
a. I will suggest using distillation to purify water
b. I will suggest using decantation to separate oil from water
c. I will suggest using filtration to separate oil from water
d. I will suggest using sieving by letting the mixture pass through sieve or strainer
11. Which of the following mixtures could NOT be separated into its components by decanting?
a. Beans in hot water
b. Noodles in water
c. Pebbles in water
d. Salt and water
12. This method or process is useful in harvesting salt from sea water.
a. Decantation
b. Evaporation
c. Filtration
d. Sieving
13. What method involves boiling or heating of the mixture until all the liquid turns to gas and
solid is left as a residue?
a. Decantation
b. Evaporation
c. Filtration
d. Sieving
14. What is the best process used to transfer the less dense substance from the denser one?
a. Using filtration process
b. Decantation
c. Picking
d. Sieving
15. Which among the following statements is the importance of evaporation?
a. Evaporation is vital in water cycle
b. Evaporation improves your water quality taste
c. Evaporation recovers scrap metals used in recycling facilities
d. Evaporation reduces the concentration of contaminants
 II. Matching Type

Direction: Match each description in column A with the corresponding term in column B. Write
the letter ONLY.

A B

1. Firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid. A. gas

2. The only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape. B. particle size
3. No definite shape or volume. C. solid
4. Distinguishes the homogeneous solutions from other D. liquid
heterogeneous mixture. E. Homogeneous
5. It has the same appearance. F. blood
6. Homogeneous example of mixture. G. uniform
7. Only one composition of matter H. phase
8. Two or more compositions of matter. I. Heterogeneous
9. This is what you called the each layer of the mixture J. volume
10. A light scattered by solid particles. K. physical properties
11. Mixture that can not readily be separated after forming the L. Azeotropes
picture. M. translucent
12. Any property that is measureable; whose value describes a state N. phase
of a physical system. O. matter
13. Physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in P. mix
physics) that which occupies space, and possesses rest mass,
especially as distinct from energy.
14. Substance is its mass per unit volume.
15. Quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a liquid, solid or
gas.
III. TRUE or FALSE

Direction: Determine whether the following statements are true or false. Write T if the statement
is correct and F if the statement is incorrect.

1. A suspension is a mixture of elements that has the characteristic of a metal.

2. Mixtures can be separated by physical means
3. A mixture is the chemical bonding of two or more substances in any proportion.
4. Water is a homogeneous substance.
5. Homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures are the two main categories of mixtures.
6. In a heterogeneous mixture all the substances are evenly distributed throughout the
mixture (salt water, air, blood).
7. In a homogeneous mixture the substances are not evenly distributed (chocolate chip
cookies, pizza, rocks)
8. Salt water is an example of a solution.
9. A colloid is a homogeneous mixture where very small particles of one substance are
evenly distributed throughout another substance.
10. Elements can be broken down into simpler substances.
11. The substance that dissolves is called the solute.
12. A mixture that is the same or uniform throughout is called solution.
13. Alloys, suspensions and colloids are all heterogeneous mixtures.
14. An example of a suspension is a mixture of water and sand.
15. The difference between a colloid and a suspension is that the particles will not settle
to the bottom over a period of time, they will stay suspended or float.
IV. Fill-in the blank/s

Direction: Fill in the blank/s.

1. In a _________ mixture all the substances are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
2. In a _________ mixture the substances are not evenly distributed.
3. One of the main aspects of chemistry is combining different _______.
4. _______ can be liquids, gases, and solids.
5. An example of a _______ is milk.
6. An/A _______ is a mixture of elements that has the characteristic of a metal.
7. A _______ is a mixture where very small particles of one substance are evenly distributed
throughout another substance.
8. Colloids are generally considered ________, but have some qualities of homogeneous
mixtures as well.
9. In chemistry a ________ is actually a type of mixture.
10-11. One example of an alloy is steel which is made from a mixture of _______ and _______ .
12-13. There are two main categories of mixtures: __________ mixtures and _______ mixture.
14-15. A _______ is a mixture between a liquid and particles of a_______.
V. Identification

A. Give the correct answer to the questions in each given statement. Write your answer on the
space before each number.
1. It is used in removing oil or gasoline spilled into the sea. What separation
technique is this?
2. It is techniques of separating a mixture of soluble solid dissolve in a liquid.
3. The process of bringing the mixture to a boiling point in order to separate it.
4. Through this process of decantation, we can remove chemicals and have a
purified and clean decant or liquid such as water, wine, or other liquid.
5. The product obtained after heating saltwater

B. Determine if the following statements are the benefits of decantation or evaporation. Write
your answer on the space before each number.

1. Removal of unwanted liquid from a mixture

2. It can be used to produce salt from sea water
3. To obtain clean water from a dirty sample
4. The dirty water is separated from clean ones
5. It has a big role in water cycle

C. Identify the method of separating the following mixtures. Write your answer on the space
before each number.
1. muddy water
2. oil and water
3. salt and water
4. rice from water
5. gasoline in water
ANSWER KEYS
I. Multiple II. Matching III. TRUE or IV. Fill-in the V. Identification
Choice Type FALSE blank/s
1. B 1. C 1. F 1. Homogeneous 1. Decantation
2. A 2. D 2. T 2. Heterogeneous 2. Evaporation
3.A 3. A 3. F 3. Substances 3.Heating
4.A 4. B 4. T 4. Mixtures 4. Dirt
5.A 5. G 5. T 5. Colloid 5. Salt
6.A 6. F 6. F 6. Alloy 1. Decantation
7.C 7. E 7. F 7. Colloid 2. Evaporation
8.D 8. I 8. T 8. Heterogeneous 3. Decantation
9. A 9. H 9. F 9. Solution 4. Decantation
10.B 10. M 10. F 10. Iron 5. Evaporation
11. D 11. L 11. T 11. Carbon 1. Decantation
12. B 12. K 12. T 12.Homogeneous 2. Decantation
13. B 13. O 13. F 13.Heterogeneous 3. Evaporation
14. B 14. N 14. T 14.Suspension 4. Evaporation
15. A 15. J 15. T 15.Solid 5. Decantation