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Class 6 Science Chapter 5

This document provides examples and definitions for different separation techniques including handpicking, threshing, winnowing, sedimentation, decantation, filtration, evaporation and condensation. It also gives examples of how to separate mixtures like mango from apple, grains from stalk, oil from water, and provides methods to obtain salt from sea water and make cheese.

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Class 6 Science Chapter 5

This document provides examples and definitions for different separation techniques including handpicking, threshing, winnowing, sedimentation, decantation, filtration, evaporation and condensation. It also gives examples of how to separate mixtures like mango from apple, grains from stalk, oil from water, and provides methods to obtain salt from sea water and make cheese.

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EXTRA QUESTIONS for Class 6 Science

Chapter 5
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. What is strainer?
Ans. Strainer is a kind of sieve which is used to
separate a liquid from solid.

2. Name the method used to separate cream


from curd.
Ans. Centrifugation.
3. How will you separate mango from a mixture
of mango and apple?
Ans. By picking.
4. You are given a mixture of salt and sand.
Can you separate them by picking?
Ans. No, we cannot separate them by picking.
5. Name the method used to separate the
pieces of stone from grain.
Ans. Handpicking.
6. How can you separate grains from stalk?
Ans. We separate grains from stalk by
threshing.
7. What types of material can we separate by
using handpicking?
Ans. The materials having different size and
colour can be separated by handpicking.

8. Name the other methods used to separate


solid materials of different size.
Ans. Sieving.
9. Name the process used to separate heavier
and lighter components of a mixture.Ans.
Winnowing.
10. Can the above stated method be used if
both the components have same weight?
Ans. No, this method cannot be used.
11. What is evaporation?
Ans. The process of conversion of water into
vapour is called evaporation.
12. Name the method by which we get salt
from ocean water.
Ans. Evaporation.
13. Define condensation.
Ans. The process of conversion of water
vapour into liquid form is called condensation.
14. Write opposite process of evaporation.
Ans. Condensation.
Class 6 Science Chapter 5 SHORT ANSWER
TYPE QUESTIONS
l. What is mixture?
Ans. When two or more than two substances
are mixed together in any ratio then it is called
a mixture.

2. Write various methods of separation of


components from their mixture.
Ans.
1Handpicking
2Threshing
3Winnowing
4Sedimentation
5Decantation
6Filtration
7Evaporation
8Condensation

3. Define the term handpicking.


Ans. The process used to separate slightly
larger particles from a mixture by hand is
called handpicking. For example: Stone pieces
can be separated from wheat or rice by
handpicking.

4. What do you mean by threshing? Where is it


used?
Ans. Threshing is a process in which we
separate grain from stalks. This process is
used by farmer to separate gram, wheat, rice,
mustard seeds in his field.
.
6. How will you separate oil and water from
their mixture?
Ans. Oil, being lighter than water, will float on
it. Two distinct layers are formed and slowly
oil is allowed to flow into another container
and is separated from water. Separating funnel
can also be used to separate the two.

7. What is evaporation?
Ans. The process of conversion of water into
vapour is called evaporation. This process
takes place continuously where water is
present. Common salt from sea water is
obtained using this method.

8. Define winnowing.
Ans. The process is used to separate
components from a mixture in which one
component is heavier or lighter than other is
called winnowing. Winnowing is done with the
help of wind or by blowing air.

9. What do you mean by sieving? Give an


example.
Ans. Sieving allows the fine flour particles to
pass through the holes of the sieve while the
bigger particles or impurities remain on the
sieve. For example, in a flour mill, impurities
like husk and stones are removed from wheat
before grinding it.

Class 6 Science Chapter 5 LONG ANSWER


TYPE QUESTIONS

2. Describe the method to obtain salt from sea


water.
Ans. Sea water contains many salts mixed in
it. One of them is common salt, when sea
water is allowed to stand in shallow pits,
water gets evaporated by sunlight and slowly
turns into water vapour. In a few days, the
water evaporates completely leaving behind
the solid salts. Common salt is then obtained
from this mixture of salts by further
purification.

3. What is decantation?
Ans. Decantation is a process, of separation of
insoluble solids from liquid. The suspension of
solid particles in liquid is allowed to stand for
some time. The solid particles then settle
down at the bottom of the container and clean
water goes up. Without disturbing the settled
particles the clean water is transferred into
other container.

4. Where is decantation used? Give two


examples.
Ans.
(i) Decantation is used to separate insoluble
solids or liquid from liquid. Rain water is a
mixture of mud and water. It is purified by
decantation.
(ii) Oil and water also get separated by this
method because oil floats up.

5. How will you prepare cheese (paneer)?


Ans. For making paneer, a few drops of lemon
juice sire added to milk as it boils. This gives a
mixture of particles of solid paneer and liquid.
The paneer is then separated by filtering the
mixture through a fine cloth or strainer.

6. Explain the method that can be used for


separating the following mixture:
(i) Sand and husk
(ii) Wheat, sugar and stalk
(iii) Water and petrol
(iv) Rice and salt
(v) Sand and salt
Ans.
(i) Mixture of sand and husk: Sand and husk
can be separated by the method of winnowing.
(ii) Mixture of wheat, sugar and stalk: For
separating stalk from the mixture we should
follow the winnowing method because milk is
lighter than other two components and get
separated. Wheat and sugar can be separated
by sieving because they are in different sizes.
(iii) Mixture of water and petrol: Water does
not dissolve in petrol. So, it can be separated
by the use of separating funnel.
(iv) Mixture of rice and salt: Rice and salt can
be separated by sieving.
(v) Mixture of sand and salt: Sand and salt is
mixed with water, salt dissolves in water and
sand can be separated solution by
sedimentation and decantation followed by
filtration. After that using evaporation common
salt is separated.

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