Two or more substances mingled together, but not chemically combined are known as a
residue
solution
distillate
mixture
2. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Sand and gravel may be separated from each other through using..
a filter funnel
a sieve
an evaporating basin
a distillation
3. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
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
4. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Which one of the following techniques would best be used to separate soil and water?
Decanting
distillation
Filtration
Chromatography
5. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Name the separation technique shown in the diagram.
evaporation
distillation
filtration
decanting
6. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
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
15 minutes
1 pt
Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?
a bar magnet
filter paper
chromatography paper
alum
8. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Water and alcohol are easily separated by distillation because of their
different melting points
different colours
different densities
different boiling points
9. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Liquids that do not mix may be separated by using..
an evaporating dish
a separating funnel
a loading
a sedimentation
10. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Making a mixture results in ___________________ only.
chemical reactions
separate parts
physical changes
two subtances
11. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
To separate iron filings and sulfur what method should you use?
filtration
sorting
magnet
boiling
12. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Which of the following is a method of separating solutions?
hand separation
filtering
decanting
evaporation
13. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
How would you separate the ingredients of mixture Z?
Water
A magnet
A sieve
My hands
14. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
How would you separate a mixture of sand and salt?
Mix them with water and let the water evaporate
Mix them with water, pour the mixture through a sieve, then let the water evaporate
Heat the sand and salt mixture for 5 minutes, then let it cool
I would not do any of these because none of these options would work
15. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
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
16. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Which one of the following is NOT a mixture?
Sugar
Paint
Crude oil
Air
17. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Which mixture could you separate by adding water and then pouring through a coffee filter?
sand and salt, because the salt would dissolve and the sand would not
baking soda and salt, because they both dissolve
sugar and salt, because they both dissolve
iron fillings and sand, because neither one dissolves
18. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
On the chromatogram given -------------- is mixture.
red
orange
green
black
19. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A pure substance shows ------------------ spot on chromat gram
0
1
2
3
20. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Look at the apparatus setup. It cannot be used to separate which of the following mixtures?