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Science experiments lesson 19: Separating mixtures: filter muddy water · Set 927 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) filtering (b) sieving (c) winnowing (d) handpicking
  2. 2.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is sweet (b) clear water is hot (c) clear water is salty (d) germs are invisible
  3. 3.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) mud from water (b) sugar from sugar water (c) gravel from fine sand (d) chaff from wheat grain
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a clean glass for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.True or false: bran from wheat flour is done by evaporating. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the filter material is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a mirror (b) a funnel (c) a magnet (d) yeast
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) muddy water (c) a clean glass (d) a mirror
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) sand and pebbles (c) cotton or cloth (d) muddy water
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a clean glass (b) a battery cell (c) cotton or cloth (d) muddy water
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🫗 How do we separate mud from water? (a) handpicking (b) filtering (c) sieving (d) winnowing
  14. 14.True or false: yeast is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the filter material (b) the amount poured (c) how clear the water is
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) mud from water (b) bran from wheat flour (c) small stones from dal (d) bad grains from rice
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) muddy water (d) a balloon
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the filter material (b) how clear the water is (c) the same muddy water
  20. 20.True or false: small stones from dal is done by sieving. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) husk from rice grain (b) bran from wheat flour (c) gravel from fine sand (d) bad grains from rice
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) how clear the water is (c) the same funnel (d) the filter material
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the filter material (b) how clear the water is (c) the same muddy water (d) the same glass
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) cotton or cloth (c) turmeric powder (d) a funnel
  25. 25.True or false: yeast is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Muddy water is left still for an hour. What happens to the mud? (a) it floats on top (b) it sinks to the bottom (c) it dissolves (d) it turns to sand
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) turmeric powder (c) a funnel (d) muddy water
  28. 28.🫗 Why does filtered muddy water look clearer? (a) the filter adds soap (b) the filter traps mud (c) the mud dissolves (d) the water evaporates
  29. 29.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) nothing is needed (b) wash hands afterwards (c) wipe hands on face (d) lick your fingers
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the filter material”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a funnel for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) nothing (b) the mud (c) the salt (d) the water
  33. 33.True or false: salt from sea water is done by evaporating. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same muddy water”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  35. 35.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) bad grains from rice (b) gravel from fine sand (c) salt from sea water (d) bran from wheat flour
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “how clear the water is”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need cotton or cloth for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🔮 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
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same funnel”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it

Answer key

  1. winnowing
  2. germs are invisible
  3. chaff from wheat grain
  4. needed
  5. False
  6. True
  7. a funnel
  8. a mirror
  9. a magnet
  10. a battery cell
  11. True
  12. not needed
  13. filtering
  14. True
  15. the amount poured
  16. not needed
  17. bran from wheat flour
  18. muddy water
  19. the same muddy water
  20. False
  21. bad grains from rice
  22. how clear the water is
  23. the filter material
  24. turmeric powder
  25. False
  26. it sinks to the bottom
  27. turmeric powder
  28. the filter traps mud
  29. wash hands afterwards
  30. we change it
  31. needed
  32. the mud
  33. True
  34. we keep it the same
  35. salt from sea water
  36. False
  37. we measure it
  38. needed
  39. no, salt passes through
  40. we keep it the same

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