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Separation of Mixtures

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

In a mixture of iron fillings and Sulphur, the magnet will:

a)

Get attracted to the iron

b)

Get attracted to the Sulphur

c)

Leave the particles of Sulphur

d)

Leave the particles of iron

2.

Sublimation happens when:

a)

Solid changes to vapor (gas) on melting

b)

Solid changes to liquid on melting

c)

Solid changes to vapor (gas) on heating

3.

The solid substance, obtained after the vapors are cooled, is known as the

(a)  

4.

A mixture of cobalt and nickel cannot be separated by magnetism

a)

False

b)

True

5.

The process to separate grains from stalks os known as

a)

Handpicking

b)

Sieving

c)

Threshing

d)

Winnowing

6.

A mixture can be in a gaseous state

a)

True

b)

False

7.

If you expose naphthalene balls to air, the size ___ due to ___

a)

a) reduces

b) sublimation

b)

a) gets halved

b) evaporation

c)

a) doubles

b) condensation

d)

nothing happens to the naphthalene balls

8.

A mixture of insoluble solids in liquids can be separated by using methods such as

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Filtration

c)

Evaporation

d)

Decantation

9.

The process of making tea, involves the separation process of

(a)  

10.

Sieving is a method of separating a mixture of ___ sized particles by passing the through a suitable sieve

a)

Medium

b)

Large

c)

Small

d)

Various

11.

Select the substances that sublime on heating

a)

Iodine crystals

b)

Camphor

c)

Naphthalene balls

d)

Ammonium chloride

12.

This is an image of:

a)

Threshing

b)

Winnowing

c)

Sieving

d)

None of the following

13.

Mixtures are usually classified on the basis of ___

a)

a) Whether they are elements or compounds

b)

b) If they can be separated or not

c)

c) The state of the constituents

d)

Both a and b

14.

Which type of mixture is Husk and Rice?

(a)  

15.

Identify this tool

a)

Funnel

b)

None of these

c)

Dish

d)

Sieve

16.

The liquid which passes through the filter on filtration is called

a)

Filtration

b)

Filtrate

c)

Residue

d)

Beaker

17.

A liquid evaporates into a gas due to rise in

(a)  

18.

Which scientist won a noble prize for chemistry in 1922?

a)

Albert Einstien

b)

Francis William Aston

c)

Alexander Garhmbell

d)

Henry Cavendish

19.

Magnetic separation only works when

a)

There is 1 magnetic substance in the mixture

b)

There are more than one magnetic substances in the mixture

c)

There is no magnetic substance in the mixture

d)

None of the following

20.

Handpicking is a ___ technique

a)

Easy

b)

Hard

c)

Time - consuming

d)

Useless

21.

A mixture of clay and water, can be separated by which method?

a)

Filtration

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Decantation

d)

All of the above

22.

Identify this process

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Magnetic Field

23.

Components of a mixture can be separated by physical means

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Separation of mixtures DOES NOT remove impurities

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Identify this process

a)

None of these

b)

Threshing

c)

Winnowing

d)

Beating

26.

Liquid to vaopur is:

a)

Evaporation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Condensation