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Separating methods

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Can you separate salt from water using filtration?
a)
yes
b)
no
2.
A leibeg condenser is used in
a)
Filtration
b)
Chromatography
c)
Evaporation
d)
Distillation
3.
Name the separation method that causes wet clothes on a clothes line to dry
a)
Chromatography
b)
Filtration
c)
Distillation
d)
Evaporation
4.
Jessica made a pitcher of lemonade. What can she do to dilute if she thinks it doesn't taste right?
a)
Add water
b)
Add sugar
c)
Boil the lemonade
d)
Put it in the refrigerator 
5.
A solution in which no more material will dissolve is
a)
saturated 
b)
diluted
c)
concentrated
d)
solvent 
6.
Two or more substances mingled together, but not chemically combined are known as a
a)
residue
b)
solution
c)
distillate
d)
mixture
7.
Dyes in water soluble markers may be separated by means of..
a)
crystallization
b)
sublimation
c)
chromatography
d)
sedimentation
8.
Water and alcohol are easily separated by distillation because of their
a)
 different melting points
b)
different colours
c)
different densities
d)
different boiling points
9.
Which of the following pairs of substances may best be separated through distillation
a)
 sand and soil
b)
water and soil
c)
salt and sand
d)
 water and alcohol
10.
The process of separating the different length hydrocarbons from crude oil is known as...
a)
Distillation
b)
Cracking
c)
Fractional Distillation
d)
Filtering
11.
Study the diagram of the fractionating column. 
What fractions come out at X and Y?
a)
X = kerosene and Y = refinery gas
b)
X = refinery gas and Y = light gasoline
c)
X = residue and Y = gas oil
d)
X = refinery gas and Y = gas oil
12.
When using this piece of equipment, what unit of measure should be used?
a)
Temperature
b)
Fahrenheit (°F)
c)
Celsius (°C)
d)
Kelvin (°K)
13.
What is a substance that is dissolved in another substance? 
a)
solution
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
compound
14.

Ink can be separated by a method of -----------------------------------------------

a)

distillation

b)

filtration

c)

chromatography

d)

sedimentation