Separating Mixtures Quiz

____________________  is a measure of the amount of solute compared to the amount of solvent.

• Concentration
• Solute
• Solvent
• Solution

In a solution, the ____________________ is the substance that dissolves.

• Concentration
• Solute
• Solvent
• Solution

In a solution, the ____________________ is the substance in which the solute is being dissolved.

• Concentration
• Solute
• Solvent
• Solution

When smaller materials pass through holes, leaving larger materials behind, it is called ____________________.

• Filtration
• Sifting
• Evaporation
• Mixture

A ____________________ can be used to remove certain objects made of metal from a mixture.

• Magnet
• Evaporation
• Chromatography
• Floatation

____________________ is the process of using a liquid (like water) to separate materials of different densities.

• Filtration
• Sifting
• Chromatography
• Floatation

____________________ is the process of separating solids from liquids by passing a mixture through a filter.

• Filtration
• Sifting
• Evaporation
• Floatation

____________________ is the process of separating a solution by changing the liquid water to water vapor leaving behind the solid.

• Concentration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Filtration

____________________ is a process of separating substances by dissolving them in special liquids.

• Evaporation
• Filtration
• Chromatography
• Concentration

You have just been handed a glass of salt water.  What is the best way to separate this mixture?

• Filtration
• Sifting
• Chromatography
• Evaporation