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Seperation of Substances

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heavier and lighter components of a mixture can be separated by winnowing.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Thereshing is done by

a)

Beating

b)

Bullocks

c)

Machines

d)

All of these

3.

Handpicking can be used only when quantity of impurities is not very large.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which method is used to separate pebbles and stones from sand

a)

Handpicking

b)

Winnowing

c)

Seiving

d)

Any of these

5.

(a)   process is used to separate pebbles and stones from sand at construction sites

6.

Sieving is used when the component of mixture have different sizes.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

________ consist of only one type of particle

a)

Mixture

b)

None of these

c)

Pure Substances

8.

____ are formed when two or more substances are mixed together in any ratio.

a)

Mixtures

b)

components

c)

condensation

d)

none of these

9.

Husk is separated from heavier seeds of grain

a)

Winnowing

b)

Hand picking

c)

Sieving

d)

None of the above

10.

Threshing is a method by which grains are separated from the ______

a)

stone

b)

chalk

c)

stalks

d)

none of these

11.

Sieving process is used in construction sites also.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

What is a mixture?

a)

A chemical combination of two or more different substances.

b)

A physical combination of two or more different substances.

c)

A chemically pure substance.

d)

A special type of solution

13.

While preparing chapatis, Paheli found that the flour to be used was mixed with wheat grains. Which out of the following is the most suitable method to separate the grains from the flour?

a)

Threshing

b)

Sieving

c)

Winnowing

d)

Filtration

14.

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?

a)

Decanting

b)

Filtering

c)

Sieving

d)

Distillation

15.

A mixture of oil and water can be separated by filtration. 

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Is air a homogeneous or hetrogeneous mixture?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Heterogeneous

17.

Winnowing is the method used to separate _____ from the grains by the means of wind.

a)

chaff

b)

mesh

c)

cutting

18.

Threshing is a method by which grains are separated from the ______

a)

stone

b)

chalk

c)

stalks

d)

none of these

19.

How many types of mixtures are there ?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

7

20.

When crops are harvested , they contain impurities such as leaves , twigs , stones and dust.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

____ are formed when two or more substances are mixed together in any ratio.

a)

Mixtures

b)

components

c)

condensation

d)

none of these

22.

Steel is a homogeneous mixture of ______ and ______ formed on mixing them in their molten states.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Iron

e)

Steel