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Separation of substances (5th June,2020)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of settling down of particles of a solid in a liquid is

a)

Sublimation

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Filtration

d)

Decantation

2.

The solubility ____________ with increase in temperature.

a)

doesn't change

b)

decreases

c)

increases

3.

While preparing chapatis, Paheli found that the flour to be used was mixed with wheat grains. Which out of the following is the most suitable method to separate the grains from the flour?

a)

Threshing

b)

Sieving

c)

Winnowing

d)

Filtration

4.

What is the process that is used to separate grains from stalks called?

a)

handpicking

b)

threshing

c)

sieving

d)

winnowing

5.

When is the solution saturated?

a)

No more salt can be dissolved in the amount of water we have taken

b)

Lot more salt can be added

c)

You have to add some sugar into the solution

d)

None of the above

6.
The diagram shows the apparatus for separating soil and water. What are the labelled parts?
a)
A = distillate, B = filtrate
b)
A = filtrate, B = residue
c)
A = residue, B = filtrate
d)
A = residue, B = distillate
7.
What is the boiling point of water?
a)
0oC
b)
100oC
c)
80oC
d)
95oC
8.
Filtration can be used to separate...
a)
an insoluble solid from a solution
b)
a soluble solid from a solution
c)
a dissolved solid from a solution
9.

Sawdust is not soluble in water. If, accidentally some particles of sawdust drop into a glass of water. How would you separate them from water?

a)

Decanting

b)

Filtering

c)

Sieving

d)

Distillation

10.

You had these materials together but after performing a separation technique, you have these five groups. Which separation technique did you use?

a)

Distillation

b)

Decanting

c)

Paper chromatography

d)

Sieving

11.
Which technique is shown the diagram below
a)
seiving
b)
filtration
c)
decanting
d)
crystallization
12.
Which one of the following is the name for separation technique in the picture below
a)
distillation
b)
dissolving
c)
evaporation
d)
decanting
13.
The drops of water that appear on the outside of a glass of cold water on a warm day are an example of?
a)
sublimation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
14.
Iron and copper screws could be separated using a magnet because
a)
iron is magnetic, copper is not
b)
copper is magnetic, iron is not
c)
neither metal is magnetic
d)
copper screws are heavier than iron and fall off the magnet
15.
What is a mixture?
a)
A chemical combination of two or more different substances.
b)
A physical combination of two or more different substances.
c)
A chemically pure substance.
d)
A special type of solution
16.

What is the purpose of Filtration?

a)

Separating and insoluble solid from a liquid

b)

Separation of a mixture of 2 solids

c)

Separates heavier substances from a suspension

17.

Which of the following is essential to perform winnowing activity?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Magnet

d)

Filter paper

18.

what is the method of separating components from a mixture by blowing?

a)

handpicking

b)

threshing

c)

winnowing

d)

washing

19.

The substance in the mixture to be separated out should be

a)

Tightly bounded with mixture

b)

Loosely bounded with mixture

c)

having high density

d)

None of these

20.

The density of the husk is

a)

less than grain

b)

more than grain

c)

equal to grain

d)

sometimes less, sometimes more

21.

Handpicking method depends on the ____________ of substances

a)

Mass & Shape

b)

Size & Shape

c)

Purity & Size

d)

State & Heat

22.

Hand picking is done where the number of substances to be separated out is __________

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

Does not depend

d)

Extremely More

23.

What is removed from wheat before grinding?

a)

stones

b)

husk

c)

dust

d)

option 1 and 2

e)

all of the above

24.

Handpicking method is preferred in ____________ mixture

a)

Solid-Solid

b)

Solid-Liquid

c)

Liquid-Gas

d)

Solid-Gas

25.

Evaporation separates a mixture by

a)

Moving a mixture over another as it stays still

b)

Using heat to change a liquid to a gas

c)

Using both evaporation and condensation

d)

Separating chemicals from water and air