Sand and gravel may be separated from each other through using..
a filter funnel
a sieve
an evaporating basin
a distillation
2. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following pairs of substances may best be separated through distillation
sand and soil
water and soil
salt and sand
water and alcohol
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which one of the following techniques would best be used to separate soil and water?
Decanting
distillation
Filtration
Chromatography
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which one of the following solids is insoluble in water?
sugar
sand
copper sulfate
salt
5. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Name the separation technique shown in the diagram.
evaporation
distillation
filtration
decanting
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Sodium chloride can be separated from rock salt by first adding water to the mixture to dissolve the sodium chloride. The separation then takes place in two stages:
evaporation followed by filtration
distillation followed by decanting
filtration followed by evaporation
filtration followed by decanting
7. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Two or more substances mingled together, but not chemically combined are known as a
residue
solution
distillate
mixture
8. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
The separation technique that involves heating a solution until the liquid changes into a gaseous state, leaving behind a solid is known as
decanting
evaporation
loading
chromatography
9. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
The diagram shows the apparatus for separating soil and water. What are the labelled parts?
A = residue, B = distillate
A = residue, B = filtrate
A = filtrate, B = residue
A = distillate, B = filtrate
10. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
In the process of evaporation, which one of the following pieces of laboratory apparatus would NOT be used?
filter funnel
bunsen burner
evaporating basin
wire gauze
11. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Which one of the following methods is used to separate the colours in food dyes?
winnowing
Threshing
Crystallization
chromatography
12. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
The separation technique shown in the diagram is
fractional distillation
centrifugation
filtration
chromatography
13. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
In a coffee machine, the ground coffee is separated from the coffee solution by using..
sand paper
filter paper
toilet paper
tissue paper
14. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Dyes in water soluble markers may be separated by means of..
crystallization
sublimation
chromatography
sedimentation
15. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?
a bar magnet
filter paper
chromatography paper
alum
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Water and alcohol are easily separated by distillation because of their
different melting points
different colours
different densities
different boiling points
17. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
The diagram shows the chromatogram for three colouring dyes and that for a brown marker. What dye(s) are contained in the marker's ink?
purple and green
purple and yellow
purple only
green and yellow
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which one of the following is NOT a mixture?
Sugar
Paint
Crude oil
Air
19. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Liquids that do not mix may be separated by using..
an evaporating dish
a separating funnel
a loading
a sedimentation
20. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Salt and water are
compound
mixture
element
solute
21. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A process in which a liquid changes in to vapor or gas by boiling throughout is called
Fractional distillation
filtration
distillation
evaporation
22. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A separation technique which uses a fractionating column to separate different liquid components in a mixture with different boiling points by heating mixture is called
Fractional distillation
filtration
crystallization
evaporation
23. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
When different gases are mixed together to form air there is
chemical reaction
decomposition
no physical reaction
no chemical reaction
24. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Solid particles which are left on filter paper while filtration is called
filtrate
residue
solvent
solute
25. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Boiling point is a point at which liquid turns in to..
solid
liquid
molten
gas
26. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Iron fillings can be separated from iron and Sulphur mixture by