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Separating mixtures

5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 10 questions · Common Core: NGSS.5-PS1-3 · England: KS2 Y5 Properties and changes of materials, KS3 Chemistry: Pure and impure substances

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  1. Question 1

    Separating mixtures: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. A magnet can separate iron from sand.
    • B. Distillation can get pure water from salt water.
    • C. Filtering can separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
    • D. Filtering removes salt from salt water.

  2. Question 2

    Which method is best to separate chalk dust from water?

    • A. sieving
    • B. filtering
    • C. evaporating
    • D. using a magnet

  3. Question 3

    Separating mixtures: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. Filtering can separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
    • B. A magnet can separate iron from sand.
    • C. A magnet can pull salt out of a mixture.
    • D. Evaporation can get a dissolved solid back from a solution.

  4. Question 4

    Which method is best to separate sand from water?

    • A. sieving
    • B. filtering
    • C. evaporating
    • D. using a magnet

  5. Question 5

    Separating mixtures: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. A sieve can separate sugar from water.
    • B. A magnet can separate iron from sand.
    • C. Distillation can get pure water from salt water.
    • D. Filtering can separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.

  6. Question 6

    Which method is best to separate steel paper clips from plastic beads?

    • A. sieving
    • B. filtering
    • C. evaporating
    • D. using a magnet

  7. Question 7

    Separating mixtures: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. Evaporation can get a dissolved solid back from a solution.
    • B. Filtering removes salt from salt water.
    • C. Filtering can separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
    • D. A magnet can separate iron from sand.

  8. Question 8

    Which method is best to separate iron filings from sand?

    • A. sieving
    • B. filtering
    • C. evaporating
    • D. using a magnet

  9. Question 9

    Separating mixtures: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. A sieve can separate sugar from water.
    • B. Evaporation can get a dissolved solid back from a solution.
    • C. Distillation can get pure water from salt water.
    • D. A magnet can separate iron from sand.

  10. Question 10

    Which method is best to separate salt from salt water?

    • A. sieving
    • B. filtering
    • C. evaporating
    • D. using a magnet

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  1. Filtering removes salt from salt water.
  2. filtering
  3. A magnet can pull salt out of a mixture.
  4. filtering
  5. A sieve can separate sugar from water.
  6. using a magnet
  7. Filtering removes salt from salt water.
  8. using a magnet
  9. A sieve can separate sugar from water.
  10. evaporating