Class: V Worksheet 4 on Dissolving Sub: Chemistry

Name: _______________________________________ Date: __________

Circle the correct letter for each question.

1 Which of these pictures shows evaporation?

2 A pure liquid is …
A a liquid which has lots of things dissolved in it. B a liquid which has only one thing dissolved in it.
C a liquid which has nothing else in it at all. D a liquid which is not worth very much money.
3 Nigel wants to get some salt out of a bowl of salty water. What process would he use to do this?
A evaporation B condensation C filtering D freezing
4 Why do people stir their tea after they have added sugar?
A Stirring stops the sugar evaporating. B Stirring stops the sugar dissolving.
C Sugar does not dissolve at all unless the tea is stirred. D Stirring makes the sugar dissolve faster.
5 Look at this table of results.
Type of salt Time it took to dissolve (seconds)
Microfine salt 45
Table salt 70
Dishwasher salt 110
Which of these shows a bar chart of the results?

6 What does this graph show?

 A The hotter the water, the faster salt dissolves. B The colder the water, the faster salt dissolves.
C Salt always dissolves at the same speed. D A medium temperature is best for getting salt to dissolve.
7 Which of these sentences is true?
A You can dissolve any amount of sugar in a cup of tea.
B If you try to dissolve too much sugar in a cup of tea, some of the sugar will stay undissolved.
C If you try to dissolve too much sugar in a cup of tea, the tea will freeze solid.
D Sugar does not dissolve in tea.
8 Why should you repeat measurements when you do an investigation?
A because it’s fun B to make sure that you spend a long time doing the investigation
C to use up things D to check that your measurements are right
9 Two teaspoons of salt will dissolve in 40 cm3 of water. How many teaspoons of salt will dissolve in 80 cm3
of water?
A 2 B 4 C 6 D 8
10 How can you tell that salt has not dissolved in a glass of water?
A You can see a white solid at the bottom of the glass. B You can see that the water is still clear.
C You can see a white liquid at the bottom of the glass. D You can see a clear solid at the bottom of
the glass.
11 Look at this bar chart.

What does the bar chart show?

 A 36 grams of sugar will dissolve in 100 cm3 of water.
B 204 grams of sugar will dissolve in 100 cm3 of water.
C salt dissolves in water better than sugar.
D bicarbonate of soda does not dissolve in water.
12 Which of these is a bar line graph?