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Separation of Mixtures

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following methods of separation are we going to use to separate two liquids with different boiling points?

a)

Magnetic Separation

b)

Filtration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Distillation

2.

Which of the following mixtures can be separated by Evaporation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which of the following is the correct setup of Filtration?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following can be separated by distillation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Linda is cooking rice for dinner. Her mother asked her to washed the rice grain before she put it into fire. What separation of mixtures she should use?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Distillation

c)

Chromatography

d)

Decantation

6.

Which of the following mixtures can be separated using Decantation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What statements best describes Decantation?

a)

separating liquids with different boiling points

b)

separating solid and liquid substances using a filter

c)

separating a mixture of a liquid and a heavier solid

d)

separating non-metals to metal substances

8.

Which technique use to separate substances that dissolved in water?

a)

Decantation

b)

Physical Manipulation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Chromatography

9.

Which method of separating mixtures can be used in this picture?

a)

Distillation

b)

Magnetism

c)

Physical Manipulation

d)

Decantation

10.

Which can be separated using Magnetism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What is the difference between filtration and Sieving?

a)

Filtration is separating liquid from solid components while sieving is separating solid mixtures with different particle size.

b)

Filtration is separating solid mixtures with different sizes while sieving is separating liquid from solid components.

c)

Filtration is separating magnetic from non-magnetic substances while sieving is separating immiscible from non-miscible mixtures.

d)

Filtration is separating liquids with different boiling points while sieving is separating liquid from solid substances using filter.

12.

Which Mixtures can be separated using Sieving?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What household activities does sieving useful?

a)

baking cake

b)

cooking rice

c)

cleaning the toilet

d)

washing the dishes

14.

What ancient technique of separating of mixtures is shown in the picture?

a)

Threshing

b)

Winnowing

c)

Evaporation

d)

Distillation

15.

Which of the following describes Winnowing?

a)

separating lighter components from heavier components with the help of blowing wind.

b)

separating miscible from immiscible components by letting the immicible components float.

c)

separating magnetic from non magnetic components using magnet.

d)

separating bigger and smaller substances using sieve.