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6th grade materials and their properties

6th grade (Year 7 in England) · 14 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-PS1-2, NGSS.MS-PS1-3 · England: KS3 Chemistry: Pure and impure substances, KS3 Chemistry: The periodic table (metals and non-metals)

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  1. Question 1

    Is this property typical of metals or non-metals: shiny when polished?

    • A. typical of metals
    • B. typical of non-metals

  2. Question 2

    A mixture contains iron filings and sulfur powder. What is the quickest way to separate them?

    • A. filter them
    • B. use a magnet
    • C. use chromatography
    • D. distil them

  3. Question 3

    Metals and non-metals: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. Graphite is a form of carbon that conducts electricity.
    • B. All metals are solid at room temperature.
    • C. Copper is used in wires because it is ductile and a good conductor.
    • D. Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature.

  4. Question 4

    An element has these properties: colourless gas at room temperature, does not conduct electricity. Is it a metal or a non-metal?

    • A. metal
    • B. non-metal

  5. Question 5

    10 g of salt is dissolved in 150 g of water. What is the mass of the solution, in g?

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  6. Question 6

    Which change would let more sugar dissolve in a cup of water?

    • A. heating the water
    • B. cooling the water
    • C. using larger sugar lumps
    • D. stirring more slowly

  7. Question 7

    Which technique is best to separate food colourings in a sweet coating?

    • A. evaporation or crystallisation
    • B. filtration
    • C. fractional distillation
    • D. chromatography

  8. Question 8

    Which word describes this: the sugar stirred into tea?

    • A. solvent
    • B. solute
    • C. solution
    • D. saturated solution

  9. Question 9

    Is this property typical of metals or non-metals: a gas at room temperature, like oxygen?

    • A. typical of metals
    • B. typical of non-metals

  10. Question 10

    In simple distillation, what is the job of the condenser?

    • A. to filter out solids
    • B. to cool the vapour so it turns back into a liquid
    • C. to dissolve the salt
    • D. to heat the mixture

  11. Question 11

    Metals and non-metals: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature.
    • B. All metals are magnetic.
    • C. Copper is used in wires because it is ductile and a good conductor.
    • D. Graphite is a form of carbon that conducts electricity.

  12. Question 12

    An element has these properties: shiny reddish-brown solid, excellent conductor, can be drawn into wires. Is it a metal or a non-metal?

    • A. metal
    • B. non-metal

  13. Question 13

    30 g of salt is dissolved in 150 g of water. What is the mass of the solution, in g?

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  14. Question 14

    Which change would let more sugar dissolve in a cup of water?

    • A. using larger sugar lumps
    • B. heating the water
    • C. stirring more slowly
    • D. cooling the water

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Answer key: 6th grade materials and their properties

  1. 1. A. typical of metals

  2. 2. B. use a magnet

  3. 3. B. All metals are solid at room temperature.

  4. 4. B. non-metal

  5. 5. 160 g

  6. 6. A. heating the water

  7. 7. D. chromatography

  8. 8. B. solute

  9. 9. B. typical of non-metals

  10. 10. B. to cool the vapour so it turns back into a liquid

  11. 11. B. All metals are magnetic.

  12. 12. A. metal

  13. 13. 180 g

  14. 14. B. heating the water