Classification of Matter Worksheet

Classify each of the following as a solution, mechanical mixture, element, or compound.

1. cereal and milk

2. sand and marbles in a bucket

3. oxygen

4. nitrogen dioxide

5. salt water

6. kool-aid

7. salad

8. mercury

9. carbon dioxide dissolved in water

10. sodium chloride (table salt)

11. calcium

12. a wheelbarrow full of bricks and nails

13. an alloy of zinc, nickel and copper

14. magnesium oxide

15. instant coffee

16. plutonium

17. party mix of pretzels, cheezies, cereal etc.

18. tea with sugar dissolved in it

19. carbon monoxide

20. air