6th Grade Science
Reviewer Part 2
MATTER
Direction: Choose the letter with the best answer. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. It is a combination of two or more substances.
- mixture *
- solute
- solvent
- element
2. A __________ is a substance, generally a liquid, capable of
dissolving other substances.
- solvent *
- solute
- colloid
- solution
3. Water is called a universal solvent
because _____________.
- It can be dissolved by any substance.
- It has many uses.
- It cannot dissolve other substances.
- It dissolves almost any natural substances. *
4. Which of the following materials does not dissolve in water?
- soap
- sugar
- sand *
- salt
5. A ________ is a substance dissolved in a
solution.
- mixture
- solute *
- solvent
- solution
6. Which of this material is very soluble in water?
- iodized salt *
- paper
- plastic
- mayonnaise
7. What is the meaning of solubility?
- properties of solute
- characteristics of substances
- It is the ability of a solute to dissolve a
solvent at a given temperature. *
- none of the above
8. What kind of mixture is orange juice powder mix with water?
- insoluble mixture
- homogeneous mixture *
- heterogeneous mixture
- colloidal mixture
9. Fruit salad is an example of what kind
of mixture??
- homogeneous mixture
- suspended mixture
- heterogeneous mixture *
- colloidal mixture
10. Which of the following is NOT the characteristics of homogeneous
mixtures?
- uniform composition
- components have visible boundaries *
- components have no visible boundaries.
- components can no longer be identified.