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Question 21 Mark
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
Small pieces of stone can be removed from rice by __________.
Answer
Small pieces of stone can be removed from rice by hand-picking.
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Question 31 Mark
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Husk from wheat flour is generally removed by ___________.
Answer
Husk from wheat flour is generally removed by sieving.
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Question 41 Mark
State whether the following statements are true or false.
A mixture of tea leaves and milk can be separated by decantation.
Answer
True.
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Question 51 Mark
State whether the following statements are true or false.
A mixture of iron filings and rice flour can be separated by magnet.
Answer
True.
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Question 61 Mark
Fill up the blank:
Impurities settled at the bottom when muddy water was kept overnight in a bucket. The clear water was then poured off from the top. The process of separation used in this example is called ___________.
Answer
Impurities settled at the bottom when muddy water was kept overnight in a bucket. The clear water was then poured off from the top. The process of separation used in this example is called sedimentation and decantation.
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Question 71 Mark
Which type of impurities can be separated by hand picking?
Answer
Hand picking is used to separate slightly large sized impurities. It is used when the quantity of impurities is not very large.
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Question 81 Mark
When is handpicking used?
Answer
Handpicking is used to separate undesirable component when present in small amount.
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Question 101 Mark
Which types of mixtures are separated by evaporation?
Answer
Evaporation is used to separate solids dissolved in liquid.
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Question 111 Mark
What is decantation?
Answer
The process in which water is removed when heavier component of mixture settles, it is called decantation.
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Question 121 Mark
Which of the following is $NOT$ a method of separation of substances.
Threshing, filtration, saturated solution, sedimentation.
Answer
Saturated solution.
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Question 141 Mark
What do you mean by winnowing? Explain with example.
Answer
Winnowing is separating the heavier and lighter components of a mixture by wind or by blowing air.
For example: Separating mixture of saw dust and sand.
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Question 171 Mark
Why does visibility increase after rain?
Answer
Rain dissolves all the dust particles in atmosphere and brings them down to earth, thus increasing visibility.
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Question 181 Mark
Differentiate between saturated and unsaturated solutions.
Answer
Saturated solution: A solution in which no more solute can be dissolved at a given temperature.
Unsaturated solution: A solution in which more solute can be dissolved at any temperature.
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Question 191 Mark
State whether the following statements are true or false.
Water can be separated from salt by evaporation.
Answer
True.
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Question 201 Mark
Activity.Collect some muddy water from a pond or a river. If it is not available, mix some l soil to water in a glass. Let it stand for half an hour. Observe the water carefully ‘ and note your observations.
Does some soil settle at the bottom of water? Why? What will you call this j process?
Answer
Yes, some heavier soil particles settle at the bottom of the water. This process is called sedimentation.
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Question 221 Mark
What happens when steam comes in contact with the metal plate cooled with ice?
Answer
When steam comes in contact with the metal plate cooled with ice, it condenses and forms liquid water.
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Question 231 Mark
What is a saturated solution?
Answer
When no more solute (e.g. Salt) can be dissolved in the amount of solvent (e.g. Water) taken, the solution is said to be saturated solution.
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Question 241 Mark
If a salt is completely dissolved in water, is it possible to separate salt from water by filtration?
Answer
No.
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Question 261 Mark
Name the device by which cream can be separated from milk at home.
Answer
A mixer-grinder is the very important device by which cream can be separated from milk.
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Question 271 Mark
What is done in threshing? How it can be done?
Answer
In threshing, the stalks are beaten to free the grain seeds. Threshing can be done with the help of bullocks or machines.
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Question 301 Mark
Which method is used to separate heavier and lighter component of a mixture by wind or blowing air?
Answer
Winnowing.
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Question 311 Mark
What is strainer?
Answer
Wire mesh is commonly known as strainer. For example, while preparing tea, we separate tea leaves from water by using a filter such as wire mesh. Tea leaves are bigger in size than the holes of the mesh.
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Question 321 Mark
During centrifugation, which particles settle down at the bottom?
Answer
Heavy particles settle down at the bottom and lighter particles float at the top of the liquid.
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Question 331 Mark
What are the main reasons for separation of components of a mixture?
Answer
Separation is done when the components are mixed randomly and are undesirable.
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Question 341 Mark
Why does visibility increase after rains?
Answer
After rains, the objects at a distance are seen more clearly, because the fine dust particles that were present in air settle down due to loading by rain drops.
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Question 361 Mark
Which method of separating tea leaves from prepared tea is better. filtration or decantation?
Answer
Filtration.
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Question 371 Mark
Fill up the blank:
The method of separating seeds of paddy from its stalks is called _______.
Answer
The method of separating seeds of paddy from its stalks is called threshing.
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Question 391 Mark
What is the effect of temperature on solubility?
Answer
Solubility increases when the increase in temperature takes place.
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Question 411 Mark
Raghav is given a glass bottle with some white substances in it that is either chalk or sugar. How can he find out which of the two is sugar or chalk, without tasting it?
Answer
This can be done by dissolving both of them in water. Sugar is soluble in water but chalk is not.
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Question 421 Mark
What is sedimentation?
Answer
When the heavier component of a mixture settles after water is added to it, the process is called sedimentation
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Question 441 Mark
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
Filtration is helpful in separating an insoluble __________ from a __________.
Answer
Filtration is helpful in separating an insoluble solute (solid) from a solution (liquid).
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Question 451 Mark
State whether the following statements are true or false.
A mixture of oil and water can be separated by filtration.
Answer
False.
Explanation:
A mixture of oil and water can be separated by decantation.
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Question 461 Mark
What is a solution?
Answer
When a substance mixes with a liquid in such a way that the substance is no longer seen, a solution is formed.
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Question 471 Mark
Among the following which is the separation technique used to separate a solid-solid mixture.
Filtration, decantation, hand picking.
Answer
Hand picking.
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Question 491 Mark
State whether the following statements are true or false.
A mixture of wheat grains and wheat flour can be separated by sieving.
Answer
True.
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[1 Marks Each] QUE - ANS - Science STD 6 Questions - Vidyadip