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WorksheetsCAX KS3 separation techniques
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Salt water is a solution made up of a _______
liquid dissolved in a solid.
solid dissolved in a liquid.
liquid dissolved in another liquid.
solid dissolved in another solid.
How would you separate a mixture of sand and water?
by sorting by shape
by evaporation
by using a magnet
by filtering
Which of these is the BEST way to separate a mixture of iron nails and plastic paper clips?
straining
filtering
using a magnet
evaporation
Which of these is a mixture?
a salad
salt
bits of iron
sugar
_______________ is the combination of two or more different materials.
solution
mixture
filteration
evaporation
___________ is the mixture in which one or more materials are dissolved.
mixture
solution
filteration
evaporation
_____________ is to separate a solid from a liquid.
Sorting
Filtering
Evaporation
Solution
______________ is the change from a liquid to a gas.
Filtering
Sorting
Evaporation
Solution
How would you separate a mixture of sawdust and iron nails?
Straining
filtering
evaporation
using a magnet
How would you separate a mixture of salt and water?
straining
filtering
evaporation
using a magnet
How would you separate a mixture of sand and pebbles?
sieve
filtering
evaporation
using a magnet
Which separation technique is this instrument for?
Distillation
Filtering
Magnetic separation
Sieving
What separation technique does the picture show?
Sieving
filtering
magnetic separation
Distillation
You've got a mixture of powdered sugar and cooking salt. What is the suitable separation technique for this mixture? Hint: the particles of cooking salt are much bigger than those of powdered sugar.
filtering
sieving
distillation
separation technique
Ethanol and water have different boiling point. What would be the suitable separation technique for a mixture of both substances?
Distillation
Chromatography paper
Sieving
You want to separate the components of a felt tip pen. What is the suitable separation technique?
distillation
chromatography paper
decanting
sieving
How would you separate the substances shown in the picture (oil and water)?
by sieving
by decanting
by distillation
by filtering
The picture shows what you get by performing a separation technique. What's its name?
sieving
paper chromatography
decanting
distillation
Which separation technique is this equipment for?
Sieving
Decanting
Paper chromatography
Magnetic separation
Distillation
Sulphur is not soluble in water. If, accidentally, some sulphur drops into a glass of water. Which separation technique would you use to separate it from the water?
by decanting
by filtering
by crystallization
by sieving
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?
Decanting
Filtering
Sieving
Distillation
