Maurice put some dirt and water into a jar. After shaking the jar, the contents turned brown. He set the jar o

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Maurice put some dirt and water into a jar. After shaking the jar, the contents turned brown. He set the jar on the table and checked it every five minutes for twenty minutes. The diagram below shows what he saw.

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Which of the following did Maurice make with the dirt and water?

	A.	
an element

	B.	
a compound

	C.	
a solution

	D.	
a mixture

GPT-5 mini · Answer

D. a mixture

Dirt in water is a heterogeneous mixture (a suspension). The brown cloud settling over time shows particles are not chemically combined (not a solution, compound, or element).

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