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Separating Mixture

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If I wanted to make mixture of coffee and milk more concentrated I would add more

a)

coffee because it's the solvent

b)

coffee, because its the solute

c)

Milk because it's the solute

d)

Milk because it's the solvent

2.

To separate a mixture of sand and water, I could use a filtration set up.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In a filtration set up, what do we call the substance left behind on the filter paper?

a)

Filter Funnel

b)

Filtrate

c)

Conical Flask

d)

Residue

4.

Which separation technique is being shown here?

a)

Distillation

b)

Chromatography

c)

Centrifugation

d)

Magnetic separation

5.

This technique uses EVAPORATION and CONDENSATION to separate a salt water solution. What is this technique called?

a)

Distillation

b)

Chromatography

c)

Magnetic Separation

d)

Filtration

6.

Quinn comes home from the beach with a mixture of iron filings, sand and salty water. What are the correct steps to separate each component?

a)

use a magnet, use filtration, use evaporation

b)

use evaporation, use a magnet, use filter

c)

Set up distillation equipment

d)

use chromatography

7.

Which of the following terms describes a mixture in which particles are evenly distributed and dissolved?

a)

Homogenous

b)

Heterogenous

c)

Suspension

d)

Colloid

8.

Which of the following is not a mixture?

a)

Air

b)

Gold

c)

Saltwater

d)

milk

9.

Diffusion of food dye happens more quickly in hot water because

a)

Hot water particles have low energy

b)

Hot water particles have more energy

c)

Food dye particles expand

d)

Food dye particles melt

10.
Which of the following is easiest to separate into its individual parts?
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture
d)
Solution
11.
When we put a substance in water and stir it to see if it dissolves we are testing for_______________________.
a)
Relative Density
b)
Solubility
c)
Mass
d)
Temperature
12.

Which of the following is a correct statement about distillation

a)

The components of the mixture have different densities

b)

The components of the mixture have different melting points

c)

The components of the mixture have different boiling points

d)

The components of the mixture form a heterogeneous mixture

13.

What is the correct order for obtaining salt from a mixture of sand and salt?

a)

Dissolving in water - filtration – evaporation

b)

Evaporation - filtration - dissolving in water

c)

Filtration - dissolving in water - evaporation

d)

Dissolving in water – evaporation - filtration

14.

The formation of pure solid particles of a substance from a solution is called

a)

filtration

b)

crystallization

c)

distillation

d)

chromatography

15.

Which of these is an evidence that physical change naturally happens in nature?

a)

formation of acid rain

b)

rusting of metal due to acid rain

c)

formation of clouds in the stratosphere

d)

production of sugar in plants

16.
Name the separation method that causes wet clothes on a clothes line to dry
a)
Chromatography
b)
Filtration
c)
Distillation
d)
Evaporation
17.
chromatography separate the mixture of dyes on the basis of their ----------------------------
a)
density
b)
solubility
c)
gravity
d)
boiling point
18.

A substance is soluble if it can be dissolved.

In paper chromatography, the most soluble solute _____________________ .

a)

travels furthest away from the start point

b)

does not move from the start point

c)

stays closest to the start point

d)

can be found in the middle of the chromatogram

19.

What is chromatography?

a)

A way to see pretty colors

b)

A form of distillation

c)

A laboratory technique used to separate a mixture.

20.

Fractional distillation separates crude oil based on the different __________ of the molecules in the mixture

a)

melting point

b)

boiling point

c)

freezing point

d)

chemical reactivity