Science Explainer: What is a mixture in science?

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Read the passage What is a mixture in science? Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage What is a mixture in science? Then answer the questions below.
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Drag each answer choice into the correct space.

Different types of mixtures can be separated in different ways. A _______________ can be separated using either decantation or centrifugation, a ____________ can only be separated by centrifugation, and a _____________ cannot be separated by decantation or centrifugation.
Other Answer Choices:
solution
suspension
colloid
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Drag each type of mixture into the correct box to show whether it is a heterogeneous or a homogeneous mixture.

  • mixed vegetables
  • rain water
  • steel
  • salt and sand
  • skim milk
  • potting soil
  • Heterogeneous mixtures
  • Homogeneous mixtures
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What change might occur when two or more materials are combined to create a mixture? Select two correct answers.