Question

State one property in which a solution of sugar in water resembles a mixture of sugar and sand, and one property in which it differs from it

Answer 1

The sugar in water forms a homogeneous mixture while the sugar and sand forms a heterogeneous solution. 

similarity:
-both the sugar water solution and the sand and sugar mixture are physical mixtures and not chemical mixtures.

differences:
-In the sugar water solution the mixture is uniform and any sample from the solution will be identical.
-On the other hand, the sand-sugar solution is not uniformly distributed and samples from the mixture may vary widely. 

Answer 2

the only similarity in this is that they both show the property of its constituent and can be separated by physical methods and the difference is that sugar solution is a homogeneous solution whereas sugar and salt mixture is heterogeneous