Separating Mixtures

Can you separate salt from water using filtration?

• yes
• no

How can we separate an insoluble solid from a liquid?

• chromatography
• crystallisation
• filtration
• condensation

What word describes the clear liquid that comes through the filter paper?

• residue
• water
• solution
• filtrate

Look at the apparatus setup. It cannot be used to separate which of the following mixtures? 

• Marble chips from oil 
• Alcohol and water
• Chalk from sugar solution
• Sand and sea water

Which one of the following solids is insoluble in water?

• sugar
• sand
• copper sulfate
• salt

The separation technique that involves heating a solution until the liquid changes into a gaseous state, leaving behind a solid is known as

• decanting

• evaporation

• loading

• chromatography

Which one of the following methods is used to separate the colors in food dyes?

• winnowing

• Threshing

• Crystallization

• chromatography

Salt dissolved in water.  
What method would you use to separate this mixture so that you can get the salt AND the water?

• sorting by hand
• distillation
• chromatography

Dyes in water soluble markers may be separated by means of

• Distillation
• Decanting
• Chromatography
• Centrifuge

Which one of the following is the name for separation technique in the picture below

• distillation
• dissolving
• evaporation
• decanting