Separating Mixtures

Sand and gravel may be separated from each other through using..

• a filter funnel

• a sieve

• an evaporating basin

• a distillation

Which one of the following techniques would best be used to separate soil and water?

• Decanting

• distillation

• Filtration

• evaporation

The separation technique that involves heating a solution until the liquid changes into a gaseous state, leaving behind a solid is known as

• decanting

• evaporation

• loading

• filtering

In a coffee machine, the ground coffee is separated from the coffee solution by using..

• sand paper
•  filter paper
• toilet paper
•  tissue paper

Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?

• a bar magnet
• filter paper
• chromatography paper
• alum

Salt and water are

• a compound solution

• a mixture

• a solvent

• a solute

Making a mixture results in ___________________ only.

• chemical reactions
• separate parts
• physical changes
• two subtances

To separate noodles from water what method should you use?

• filtration with a strainer
• boiling while it is cooking
• magnet for the noodles

Students collected data on four substances. If the same students were then given a mystery substance made of tan crystals that dissolves in water, it could be –

• Corn starch
• brown sugar
• white sand
• sand

Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?

• hand separation
• filtering
• decanting
• evaporation