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SA2 Revision Worksheet – separation of substances (2025-26)

Grade: 6 Subject: Science

General Instructions

i. All the questions are compulsory.


ii. Each question of section A carries 2 marks, each question of section B carries 3 marks and each
question of section C carries 4 marks.

SECTION A
1. What is sedimentation? How is it useful in daily life?
2. Name two separation methods used in the dairy industry.
3. Is filtration preferred over decantation? Explain.
4. What is the principle behind the method of winnowing? Why is winnowing ineffective on a windless
day? How can this be overcome?
5. How does centrifugation help in the separation of mixtures?
6. What is the role of evaporation in the separation of mixtures?

SECTION B
1. Is it possible to separate sugar mixed with wheat flour? If yes, how will you do it. If no, why?
2. A mixture contains iron filings, sand, and salt. Describe a step-by-step method to separate each
component from the mixture.
3.(i) Define: a) Mixture b) Molecule c) Element d) Pure Substance.
(ii) Explain why it is difficult to separate a mixture of two miscible liquids like alcohol and water using
simple physical methods.
4. What is crystallization? How is it different from evaporation? Provide one example where crystallization
is used.
5. Discuss separating a mixture of ammonium chloride and sand. Explain the principle behind the chosen
method.
6. What is threshing? How is it different from winnowing?

SECTION C
1. (i) Explain the principle and process of 'sieving'. In what situations is sieving preferred over other
separation methods?
(ii) Why is sieving not effective for separating flour and sugar? Suggest a better method.
2. (i) What do saturated and unsaturated solutions mean?
(ii) Farmers use winnowing to separate the lighter husk particles from the heavier grain
seeds. Write one application of the separated husk.
(iii) In an activity, a teacher dissolved a small amount of solid copper sulphate in a tumbler
half filled with water. Which method would you use to get back solid copper sulphate from
the solution?
(iv) Why is evaporation not suitable for separating sugar from sugar solution, while it is used
for separating salt from seawater?

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