Separation methods

What separation method is used to obtain salt from seawater left in the sun?

• Evaporation

• Filtration

• Chromatography

• Magnetic separation

You have a mixture of sand and water. What method will you use to separate them quickly?

• • Distillation

• • Filtration

• Chromatography

• Magentic separation

In a lab, how would you separate pigments from ink?

• • Centrifugation

• • Filtration

• • Chromatography

• • Sieving

How would you separate iron filings from sand?

• Chromatography

• Evaporation

• Filtration

• Magnetic separation

How is crude oil separated into petrol, diesel, and kerosene?

• Filtration

• Distilation

• Evaporation

• Decantation

Which method is most effective for removing clear water from settled, muddy water?

• • Chromatography

• Filtration

• Decantation

• Magnetic separation

In a dairy, cream is separated from milk using:

• Centrifugation

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

Which method is used in recycling plants to separate steel from aluminum cans?

• • Evaporation

• • Magnetic separation

• • Chromatography

• • Sieving

Which situation uses evaporation?

• • Obtaining salt from seawater in salt pans

• • Filtering coffee grounds from coffee

• • Removing cream from milk

• • Picking stones from beans

Which is separated by distillation?

• • Sorting beans by color

• • Filtering sand from water

• • Separating ethanol from water in alcoholic drinks

• • Drying clothes under the sun