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separating mixtures

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you spilled nails in a sandbox, what separation tool/method could you use to clean out the sandbox so it would be safe for children to play in?

a)

Filter

b)

Screen

c)

Magnet

d)

Evaporation

2.

To separate a mixture of salt and water what separation tool/method is used?

a)

Filter

b)

Sieve

c)

Magnet

d)

Evaporation

3.

Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?

a)

hand seperation

b)

filtering

c)

screening

d)

evaporation

4.

Sand and gravel may be separated from each other through using..

a)

a filter funnel

b)

a sieve

c)

an evaporating basin

d)

a distillation

5.

The best way to separate trail mix would be:

a)

filter

b)

by hand

c)

sieve

d)

evaporation

6.

What tool is this?

a)

sieve

b)

filter

7.

This type of paper allows liquid to pass through it. What tool is it?

a)

sieve

b)

filter

8.

A solution of salt and water was put over heat. What will happen next?

a)

The salt will evaporate

b)

the salt and water evaporate

c)

the water will evaporate

9.

Which of these materials are attracted to a magnet

a)

iron filings

b)

sand

c)

rocks

d)

wood

10.

If I pour sand and water onto a filter, what will happen?

a)

water and sand will go through the filter

b)

sand will get caught in the filter, water will pass through

c)

both sand and water will get caught in the filter

11.

If I have a mixture of peanuts and nails, which would be the BEST tool to separate them?

a)

filter

b)

magnet

c)

sieve

d)

by hand

12.

If I have a mixture of wooden blocks and metal blocks. What is a fast way to separate them?

a)

relative density (put them in water)

b)

filter

c)

sieve