Separating Mixtures

The science teacher accidentally combined metal shavings with sand, what method can be used to separate the mixture?

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How to separate pebbles and water?

• Decantation

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Sieving

How to separate salt and water?

• Decantation

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Sieving

If you had a mixture of rocks and sand and needed to separate them what method would work best?

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You have a glass of salt and water, what is the best method to separate the salt out of the water?

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What is the definition of a Mixture?

• a combination of one material. Example Cheerios.

• a combination of two or more materials that can be easily separated by some physical means.

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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 would you use to separate sand from iron filings?

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

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Nicole wants to dissolve a substance in water. Which substance will dissolve the easiest?

• Rocks

• sugar

• pepper

• sand

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What mixture could you use this tool to best separate that mixture?

• Sugar and Salt

• Sand and rocks

• Apples and grapes

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