Magnetic
Separation Methods
Types of Mixtures
Mixit
100

Which object would a magnet attract: a paper clip or a piece of wood?

Paperclips

100

Which method could help separate sand from water?

Filtration.

100

What type of mixture has parts that can usually be seen separately?

Heterogeneous mixture

100

What do we call two or more substances physically combined?

A mixture

200

You have sand mixed with iron filings. What method would you use?

Magnetic separation

200

Oil and water form two layers. What method could be used to carefully separate them?

Decanting

200

What type of mixture looks the same throughout?

Homogeneous mixture

300

Which tool could separate rice from flour?

A sieve

300

Which of these is a homogeneous mixture?

A. Rice and peas           B. Sand and water

C. Saltwater                 D. Stones and rice

Saltwater

400

I remove water to recover a dissolved solid.

Evaporation