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Separation of Mixture

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the separation method that causes wet clothes on a clothes line to dry
a)
Chromatography
b)
Filtration
c)
Distillation
d)
Evaporation
2.
What is the boiling point of water?
a)
0oC
b)
100oC
c)
80oC
d)
95oC
3.

How can we separate an insoluble solid from a liquid?

a)

chromatography

b)

evaporation

c)

filtration

d)

condensation

4.
The clear liquid which passes through the filter paper is called
a)
filt
b)
filter
c)
filtrate
d)
filtration
5.
Which one of the following is NOT an example of a separation technique?
a)
boiling an egg
b)
fishing net
c)
surgical mask
d)
 tea strainer
6.

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

a)

distillation

b)

filtration

c)

evaporation

d)

chromatography

7.

Dyes in water soluble markers may be separated by means of

a)

Distillation

b)

Filtration

c)

Chromatography

d)

Evaporation

8.
A combination that can be separated by physical processes is a .....
a)
Pure Substance
b)
Glucose
c)
Element
d)
Mixture
9.
Which one of the following techniques would best be used to separate soil and water?
a)
Decanting
b)
distillation
c)
Filtration
d)
Chromatography
10.

Sodium chloride can be separated from rock salt by first adding water to the mixture to dissolve the sodium chloride. The separation then takes place in two stages:

a)

evaporation followed by filtration

b)

distillation followed by decanting

c)

filtration followed by evaporation

d)

filtration followed by decanting

11.

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

a)

decanting

b)

evaporation

c)

loading

d)

chromatography

12.
Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?
a)
a bar magnet
b)
filter paper
c)
chromatography paper
d)
alum
13.
What is a solvent?
a)
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
b)
The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.
c)
The mixing of different substances.
d)
The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons
14.

When the solute dissolves into a solvent and disappears it is called a _____________.

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

element

15.
What is this process called?
a)
Desalination
b)
Decantation
c)
Liquid to Liquid Extraction
d)
Separatory Funnel