Question 1
Label the things in the picture as solid, a liquid or gas.
Cambridge Primary (1-6). Stage 3. Science. Workbook - Unit 2: Mixing materials
Question 2
Sort these materials into solid, liquid and gas groups. Add another material to each group.
brick; shampoo; oil; rice; oxygen; air.
brick; shampoo; oil; rice; oxygen; air.
Question 3
Use these words to finish the sentence: liquid; solid.
A ___ stays the same shape unless it is compressed, stretched, twisted or bent.
A ___ stays the same shape unless it is compressed, stretched, twisted or bent.
Question 4
Use these words to finish the sentence: liquid; solid.
A ___ changes shape easily.
A ___ changes shape easily.
Question 5
Use these words to finish the sentence: liquid; carbon dioxide; solid; gases; oxygen; nitrogen.
Humans breathe a gas called ___.
Humans breathe a gas called ___.
Question 6
Use these words to finish the sentence: liquid; carbon dioxide; solid; gases; oxygen; nitrogen.
Vinegar is a ___.
Vinegar is a ___.
Question 7
Use these words to finish the sentence: liquid; carbon dioxide; solid; gases; oxygen; nitrogen.
Bicarbonate of soda is a ___.
Bicarbonate of soda is a ___.
Question 8
Use these words to finish the sentence: liquid; carbon dioxide; solid; gases; oxygen; nitrogen.
Mixing vinegar and bicarbonate of soda makes a gas called ___.
Mixing vinegar and bicarbonate of soda makes a gas called ___.
Question 9
Use these words to finish the sentence: liquid; carbon dioxide; solid; gases; oxygen; nitrogen.
Air is a mixture of ___.
Air is a mixture of ___.
Question 10
Use these words to finish the sentence: liquid; carbon dioxide; solid; gases; oxygen; nitrogen.
Most of the air is a gas called ___.
Most of the air is a gas called ___.
Question 11
Label these diagrams. Use these words: sieve; mixture; magnet; mixture.
Question 12
Fill in the missing words. Use these words: sieve; magnet; separate; separate.
We can use a ___ to ___ a mixture of rice and beans.
We can use a ___ to ___ a mixture of rice and beans.
Question 13
Fill in the missing words. Use these words: sieve; magnet; separate; separate.
We can use a ___ to ___ a mixture of metal pins and sand.
We can use a ___ to ___ a mixture of metal pins and sand.
Question 14
Draw lines to match each mixture to the sieve that can be used to separate it.
Question 15
Finish each sentence. For the top, fine sieve, after matching the mixture of rice and sand:
The ___ will go through the holes but the ___ will not.
The ___ will go through the holes but the ___ will not.
Question 16
Finish each sentence. For the middle sieve, after matching the mixture of rice and beans:
The ___ will go through the holes but the ___ will not.
The ___ will go through the holes but the ___ will not.
Question 17
Finish each sentence. For the bottom, coarse sieve, after matching the mixture of soil and roots:
The ___ will go through the holes but the ___ will not.
The ___ will go through the holes but the ___ will not.
Question 18
Zara has drawn two diagrams to show how she separated a mixture of sand and rocks. Look at Zara’s diagrams. She has made some mistakes. She has not labelled all the equipment and all the materials in each diagram. Some of her diagram is not neat.
What mistake has she made in diagram 1?
What mistake has she made in diagram 1?
Question 19
Zara has drawn two diagrams to show how she separated a mixture of sand and rocks. Look at Zara’s diagrams. She has made some mistakes. She has not labelled all the equipment and all the materials in each diagram. Some of her diagram is not neat.
What three mistakes has she made in diagram 2?
What three mistakes has she made in diagram 2?
Question 20
Add the missing words to these sentences. Use these words: transparent · dissolve · soluble · insoluble · insoluble.
Sand is ___ in water.
Sand is ___ in water.
