separating mixtures

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

• Rocks

• sugar

• pepper

• sand

What item could a magnet separate from a mixture of garbage?

• Old metal fork

• An apple core

• Pieces of paper

• A juice can

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

• Sugar and Salt

• Sand and rocks

• Apples and grapes

Sand and clay are an example of a mixture of solids.

• True

• False

The air around us is a mixture of gases.

• True

• False

A mixtures is a combination of two or more____________ in which no new kinds of matter are formed.

•  subtances
• parts
• leaves
• pebbles

Which method is this a picture of?

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

• Chromatography

Separating tea leaves from a cup of tea

• Evaporation

• Magnetism

• Sieve

• Filter

Which mixture can be separated using a paper filter?

• sand and iron filings

• saltwater

• sand and water

• none of the above

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

• Filtration
• Sifting
• Chromatography
• Evaporation