Separating Mixture

Salt can be separated from water by using

• tweezers

• sieve

• magnet

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What tool can you use to BEST separate a mixture of sand and water?

• hands

• paper filter

• tweezers

• strainer

What tool can you use to separate a mixture of rocks and sand the fastest? 

• strainer

• tweezers

• magnet

• hands

In this distilling apparatus, what is ‘Y’ called?

• sausage-shaped tube

• conductor

• condenser

• flask

How can the different liquids in a mixture be separated?

• distillation

• crystallisation

• filtration

• chromatography

How could you separate a mixture of iron and sulphur?

• filtering

• using a sieve

• evaporation

• using a magnet

Filtering separates:

• a liquid from a solution

• two solids in a mixture

• a solid from a liquid

• two liquids in a mixture.

In the apparatus diagram, what is part ‘X’?

• filter funnel

• filter paper

• conical flask

• a mistake in the drawing

This chromatogram was made using black ink. How many different coloured inks were in the mixture?

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 7

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is chromatography used for?

• to separate a solid from a liquid

• to separate out dissolved solids

• to separate a liquid from a solution

• to separate a mixture of liquids