Separating Mixtures Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 19: Separating mixtures: filter muddy water · Set 768 · 40 questions

What you do (Choose the right way): 1. Put cotton or cloth in the funnel, then layers of sand and small pebbles. 2. Stand the funnel in a clean glass. 3. Pour muddy water in slowly and watch what drips out. 4. Compare the colour before and after — never drink it — and wash your hands.

1. 1.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the salt (b) nothing (c) the water (d) the mud
2. 2.🔮 Predict: tea is poured through a strainer. What happens to the tea leaves? (a) both stay behind (b) leaves stay behind (c) tea stays behind (d) leaves pass through
3. 3.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) mud from water (b) bran from wheat flour (c) tea leaves from tea (d) chaff from wheat grain
4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a funnel
6. 6.🫗 Is filtered pond water safe to drink? (a) yes, if it is cold (b) yes, if it is clear (c) yes, always (d) no, germs may stay
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) sand and pebbles (c) a clean glass (d) a mirror
8. 8.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) bad grains from rice (b) small stones from dal (c) bran from wheat flour (d) sugar from sugar water
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a battery cell (b) a clean glass (c) muddy water (d) a funnel
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: gravel from fine sand is done by sieving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cotton or cloth (c) a funnel (d) muddy water
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a balloon is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: salt from sea water is done by sieving. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: muddy water is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the filter material”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) sand and pebbles (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) no, salt passes through (b) it turns to sugar (c) it turns to sand (d) yes, all of it
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) muddy water (d) a balloon
23. 23.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) lick your fingers (b) wipe hands on face (c) wash hands afterwards (d) nothing is needed
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a clean glass (c) cotton or cloth (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) evaporating (b) filtering (c) handpicking (d) sieving
27. 27.🫗 How do we separate bad grains from rice? (a) filtering (b) handpicking (c) evaporating (d) sieving
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same muddy water (b) the same glass (c) the same funnel (d) how clear the water is
29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a clean glass for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the amount poured is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: gravel from fine sand is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) clearer (b) muddier (c) hot (d) salty
35. 35.True or false: a clean glass is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a clean glass (c) yeast (d) sand and pebbles
37. 37.True or false: tea leaves from tea is done by filtering. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the amount poured is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) tea leaves from tea (c) small stones from dal (d) gravel from fine sand

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