Separating Mixtures

Question 1

List the 6 ways of separating mixtures

Answer 1

physically
sieving
filtering
hand sorting
settling
decanting

Question 2

Describe physical separation of mixtures

Answer 2

separation methods that use hands or tools

Question 3

Describe the process of sieving to separate a mixture

Answer 3

uses a tool with holes that allows pieces of a certain size to pass through

Question 4

Describe filtering

Answer 4

A method used to separate a liquid and a substance by pouring it through a material like filter paper or a mesh fabric

Question 5

Describe hand sorting

Answer 5

when a mixture of solids is separated physically using your hands
(it is a form of physical separating)

Question 6

Describe settling

Answer 6

settling is allowing a substance mixed with a liquid to settle at the bottom of the container

Question 7

Describe decanting

Answer 7

Decanting is when you carefully tilt a container and pour off the top layer of the mixture

Question 8

What is a mixture ?

Answer 8

two or more substances mixed together & you can see the two different component substances

Question 9

What does it mean to separate (in the context of mixtures)?

Answer 9

to break up a mixture into the different substances mixed