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Decantation - : I - Fill in The Blanks

This document provides an assignment on the separation of substances with questions to test understanding of various separation techniques. It includes questions to fill in blanks, choose the correct option, identify if statements are true/false, match terms and processes, identify separation methods from pictures, and give reasons. The key separation methods discussed are filtration, evaporation, winnowing, decantation, sieving, sedimentation, handpicking and using magnets.

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Decantation - : I - Fill in The Blanks

This document provides an assignment on the separation of substances with questions to test understanding of various separation techniques. It includes questions to fill in blanks, choose the correct option, identify if statements are true/false, match terms and processes, identify separation methods from pictures, and give reasons. The key separation methods discussed are filtration, evaporation, winnowing, decantation, sieving, sedimentation, handpicking and using magnets.

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√ FAHAHEEL AL – WATANIEH INDIAN PRIVATE SCHOOL, KUWAIT

(Under the aegis of DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL SOCIETY, India)


CLASS- VI SCIENCE
Chapter: Separation of Substances
Assignment
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I . Fill in the blanks.

1. The method of separating seeds of paddy from its stalks is called


filtration______________.

2. The direction of wind plays an important role in the process of


__winnowing_____________.

3. The method by which impurities and bran can be removed from the flour is

___decantation______________.

4. Grapes can be separated from the mixture of nuts and grapes by


_sedimentation___________.

5. Seed coverings and tiny pieces of leaves or stems present in threshed grains are called
___winnowing__________ .

6. Salt is obtained from seawater by the process of _evaporation_______________.

II. Choose the correct option.


1. Which of the following mixtures would you be able to separate using the method of
filtration?
(a) Oil in water (b) Cornflakes in milk √(c) Salt in water (d) Sugar in milk

2. Statement A: A mixture of cement and pebbles can be separated by using the sieve
with small pores.

Statement B: A sieve with small pores will allow only small cement particles to pass
through and will hold back the pebbles.

a. Only Statement A is true √ b. Only Statement B is true


c. Both are true d. Both are false
3. The paper used in the process of filtration to separate a mixture of sand and water is,

a) Butter paper b) Plain paper c) Tissue paper √( d) Filter paper

4. Which of the following mixtures use filtration as method of separating components?

i) Salt in water iii) Chalk powder in water


ii) Tea with tea leaves iv) Fruit juice with pulp

√a) (i), (ii) & (iii) b) (ii) & (iii) c) (ii), (iii) & (iv) d) all of the above

5. The process of settling down of particles of a solid in a liquid is_____________.

a). Sublimation b) Sedimentation c) Decantation d) Filtration√

6. What do the following picture depict?

a) Evaporation & Condensation b). Filtration & Evaporation√


c). Decantation & condensation d).None of these

7. Filtration is a process used to separate:

a) Solid-solid mixture b)Liquid-liquid mixture


c). Suspended solid-liquid mixture√ d). Liquid-liquid mixture

III. State whether True / False.


1. Handpicking can be used only when quantity of impurities is not very large. (F )

2. A mixture of iron filings and rice flour can be separated by magnet. (T )

3. A mixture of powdered salt and sugar can be separated by the process of


winnowing.(T )

4. Sieving is used when the component of mixture have different sizes. (T )


5. A mixture of milk and water can be separated by filtration. (F )

6. Grain and husk can be separated with the process of decantation. (T )

V. Match the following.


1. Separation of husk from grains (a) Hand-picking
2. Seperating pebbles & stones from sand (b) Fodder for cattle
3. Separating unwanted chillies from food (c) Threshing
4. Separated chaff (d) Sieving
5. Combine Harvester (e) Winnowing
1-C
2-A
3-D
4-E
5-B
VI. Mention the methods that can be used for the separation of the following mixtures.

(i) Wheat, Sugar and Husk - threshing

(ii) Rice, Gram and Iron filings – magnet

(iii) Semolina, Black gram and Husk –decantation

(iv). Rice and Water –filtration

VIII. Give reasons.

1. Wheat bran cannot be separated from flour by hand-picking.


Because flour is the a big object only big objects can be hand picked.

2. We should add ice to the lemonade after dissolving sugar.


To give it taste.
VII. Identify the method of separation from the pictures below.

A. B. C.

winnowing decantation filtaration

C. D.

condensation evaporation

E. F.

winnowing decantation

G. H.

evaporation

winnowing

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