Year 7 - Separation Techniques

Name the separation technique shown in the diagram

• distillation

• decanting

• evaporation

• filtration

This is a simple method of separating an insoluble solid from a liquid.

• decanting

• filtration

• distillation

• evaporation

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

• a bar magnet

• a distillation apparatus

• filter paper

• chromatography paper

Which one of the following pairs of separation techniques will BOTH separate salt from a mixture of salt and water?

• Decanting and filtration

• Chromatography and evaporation

• Decanting and distillation

• Distillation and evaporation

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

• Sand paper

• Toilet paper

• Filter paper

• Tissue paper

In the process of evaporation, which one of the following pieces of laboratory apparatus would NOT be used?

• Wire gauze

• Filter funnel

• Bunsen burner

• Evaporating basin

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

• Decanting

• Fractional distillation

• Filtration

• Chromatography

What is the separation technique for which this lab instrument is needed?

• sieving

• decanting

• filtering

• magnetic separation

Which separation technique is this instrument for?

• Distillation

• Filtering

• Magnetic separation

• Sieving

What separation technique does the picture show?

• Sieving

• filtering

• magnetic separation

• Distillation