Separating a Mixture

Separating a Mixture

Mixtures can be separated through physical means. These are some common ways to separate a mixture.

Multiple Choice

Substances in a mixture can be separated by physical methods.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

This method separates substances due to differences in the sizes of their particles.

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

• Chromatography

Multiple Choice

Which method is this a picture of?

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

• Chromatography

Multiple Choice

What method of separation would work best to separate water and rubber pellets?

• filtration

• sifting

• evaporation

• magnetic attraction

Multiple Choice

What tool can be used to separate plastic beads and metal paper clips?

• filter

• magnet

• strainer

• cloth

Multiple Choice

How do you separate iron filings from sand?

• You can use a filter.
• You can boil them.

• You can use a magnet.
• You can use centrifugation.

Multiple Choice

Which method separates substances based on them having different boiling points?

• Filtration

• Centrifugation

• Distillation

• Chromatography

Multiple Choice

The process of separating the substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation is called _____.

• Decomposition

• Filtration

• Distillation

• Magnetism

Multiple Choice

John wants to separate salt from water. What separation technique should he use?

• boiling/distillation

• filtration

• decanting

• magnetism

Multiple Choice

What is the process of separating products with densities?

• centrifugation
• chromatography
• magnetism

• distillation

Multiple Choice

The process where a mixture is separated through spinning is called ______.

• Magnetism

• Chromatography

• Distilling

• Centrifuging

Multiple Choice

What separation technique is used for separating blood into its 4 components?

• Evaporation

• decantation

• filtration

• centrifuging

Multiple Choice

This method separates dissolved substances based on differences in how well they dissolve in a solvent.

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

• Chromatography

Multiple Choice

If a substance is insoluble in water, it ___________.

• dissolves in water

• cannot dissolve in water

• forms a solution when mixed with water

• cannot be separated from water

Multiple Choice

Which method is this a picture of?

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

• Chromatography