A heterogeneous mixture, is two or more substances mixed together (not chemically) where the individual properties are retained. If you can pick out the individual substances from the mixture it is heterogeneous.
So an example would be: Cinnamon Sugar.
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Granite, which is composed of several different minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and mica, is an example of a solid heterogeneous mixture. Another example is a chocolate chip cookie, which contains solid Chocolate Chips dispersed throughout the cookie dough.
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Assuming you can't see the individual particles of its components and it has the same consistency throughout, it is a homogenous mixture.
Yes, solid sulfur mixed with iron filings is a heterogeneous mixture. A heterogeneous mixture consists of two or more substances that are visibly distinguishable from each other. In this case, you can physically see and separate out the sulfur and iron filings.
Examples of heterogeneous mixtures in science include salad, concrete, and sandy water. These mixtures contain different substances that can be visually distinguished and are not uniformly distributed.
It is a heterogeneous mixture of solid, liquid and gasious components. Because you have more than one pure substance in more than one phase, the mixture is heterogeneous.