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Science experiments lesson 19: Separating mixtures: filter muddy water · Set 993 · 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.🛟 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
  2. 2.🫗 How do we separate gravel from fine sand? (a) filtering (b) handpicking (c) sieving (d) winnowing
  3. 3.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) bran from wheat flour (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) bad grains from rice (d) husk from rice grain
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sand and pebbles (b) a clean glass (c) muddy water (d) a battery cell
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🫗 How do we separate bran from wheat flour? (a) winnowing (b) sieving (c) filtering (d) evaporating
  7. 7.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) germs are invisible (b) clear water is sweet (c) clear water is hot (d) clear water is salty
  8. 8.True or false: tea leaves from tea is done by evaporating. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🫗 Is filtered pond water safe to drink? (a) yes, always (b) yes, if it is clear (c) no, germs may stay (d) yes, if it is cold
  10. 10.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) nothing (b) the water (c) the salt (d) the mud
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how clear the water is (b) the amount poured (c) the same glass (d) the same funnel
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) sand and pebbles (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a funnel (b) cotton or cloth (c) sand and pebbles (d) yeast
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a clean glass (c) muddy water (d) cotton or cloth
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) no, salt passes through (b) yes, all of it (c) it turns to sand (d) it turns to sugar
  16. 16.True or false: cotton or cloth is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🫗 How do we separate tea leaves from tea? (a) evaporating (b) filtering (c) winnowing (d) handpicking
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the filter material is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same funnel is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: small stones from dal is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: bad grains from rice is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  25. 25.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🫗 How do we separate salt from sea water? (a) filtering (b) handpicking (c) evaporating (d) sieving
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same funnel”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  28. 28.True or false: salt from sea water is done by evaporating. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) muddier (b) salty (c) hot (d) clearer
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a funnel for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) small stones from dal (b) bran from wheat flour (c) husk from rice grain (d) salt from sea water
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.True or false: gravel from fine sand is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a mirror is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  37. 37.🫗 Which of these is done by winnowing? (a) bran from wheat flour (b) small stones from dal (c) bad grains from rice (d) chaff from wheat grain
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) mud from water (b) small stones from dal (c) bran from wheat flour (d) salt from sea water
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same

Answer key

  1. wash hands afterwards
  2. sieving
  3. bran from wheat flour
  4. a battery cell
  5. not needed
  6. sieving
  7. germs are invisible
  8. False
  9. no, germs may stay
  10. the mud
  11. how clear the water is
  12. sand and pebbles
  13. yeast
  14. a magnet
  15. no, salt passes through
  16. False
  17. filtering
  18. not needed
  19. False
  20. False
  21. True
  22. True
  23. False
  24. we keep it the same
  25. True
  26. evaporating
  27. we keep it the same
  28. True
  29. clearer
  30. needed
  31. husk from rice grain
  32. we measure it
  33. False
  34. False
  35. False
  36. cotton or cloth
  37. chaff from wheat grain
  38. False
  39. small stones from dal
  40. we keep it the same

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