Separating Mixtures

Separating Mixtures

Multiple Choice

It is impossible to separate a mixture of olive oil and vinegar.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

The freezing temperature mentioned in the previous slide is an example of what?

• physical property

• matter

• mass

• color

• none of the answers are correct

Multiple Choice

Differences in physical properties can be used to separate mixtures.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

What kind of particles cannot pass through a filter?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• all of the answers to the left are correct

• none of the answers to the left are correct

Multiple Choice

What does the water in the distillation flask become when heated?

• water vapor

• ice

• liquid

• all of the answers to the left are correct

• none of the answers to the left are corrrect

Multiple Choice

What surrounds the tube and cools the temperature of the vapor so it becomes a liquid?

• water vapor

• ice

• cold water

• all of the answers to the left are correct

• none of the answers to the left are correct

Multiple Choice

Why don't the solid substances in the water turn to water vapor when heated in the distillation flask?

• their freezing points are higher than the boiling point of the water

• their boiling points are higher than the boiling point of the water

• their freezing points are lower than the boiling point of the water

• their boiling points are lower than the boiling point of the water

• none of the answers are correct

Multiple Choice

Brewed coffee is a mixture of ground coffee beans and water. What process is used to separate ground coffee beans from brewed coffee?

• distillation

• filtration

• neither

Multiple Choice

Which physical property does filtration rely on?

• boiling point

• freezing point

• particle size

• color

• none of the answers are correct

Multiple Choice

Which physical property does distillation rely on?

• boiling point

• freezing point

• particle size

• color

• none of the answers are correct