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SEPARATING MIXTURES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What do you call the component that settled at the bottom of the beaker when doing the process of sedimentation?

a)

filtrate

b)

sediments

c)

liquid

d)

residue

2.

2. Oil and water are immiscible liquids and can be separated by pouring the topmost liquid which is called as ______________.

a)

Filtration

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Decantation

d)

Magnetism

3.

3.What technique of separating mixtures involves two processes: settling and pouring.

a)

Filtration

b)

Decantation

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Handpicking

4.

4. What process will you use when trying to separate the oil from the water mixture?

a)

Filtration

b)

Sieving

c)

Decantation

d)

Sedimentation

5.

6.What technique uses a piece of cloth to separate the coconut milk

from the coconut pulp.

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Filtration

c)

Decantation

d)

Magnetism

6.

7._________ is the process of separating solid substances from a liquid with

filter paper or any cloth that can be used as a filtering medium.

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Magnetism

c)

Filtration

d)

Decantation

7.

8. Which of the following is used in the process of filtration?

a)

Filter Paper

b)

Stone

c)

Stirrer

d)

Water

8.

9. The _________ (undissolved solid) is trapped by the filtering medium during the process of filtration.

a)

filtrate

b)

residue

c)

stone

d)

liquid

9.

10. What do you call the liquid substance that passes through the filter paper during the process of filtration?

a)

residue

b)

filtrate

c)

base

d)

none of the above

10.

5.___________ is the process of allowing the solid precipitate of a

mixture to settle down at the bottom, leaving an upper liquid layer.

a)

HANDPICKING

b)

SEDIMENTATION

c)

FILTRATION

d)

DECANTATION