Question

Select a suitable word from those given and write it in the space provided:
sieving, winnowing, loading, evaporation, decantation, filtration, condensation, distillation, sedimentation, sublimation
(a) After pounding, rice is separated from its husk by ______________ .
(b) A mixture of stones is allowed to fall through wire nets in order to separate them according to different sizes. This is a process of ______________ .
(c) When muddy water is kept overnight in a bucket, the clear water can be poured off from the top, next morning. This is a process of ________________ .
(d) Chilled milk is poured through a muslin cloth to remove the layer of cream. This is a process of _____________ .
(e) Salt is obtained from sea water by _____________ .
(f) Solid iodine can be separated from sand by ____________ .
(g) _____________ is used to separate immiscible liquids.
(h) The process of settling down of heavy solid particles at the bottom of a container coantaining a mixture of a liquid and an insoluble solid is _______________ .

Answer 1

(a) After pounding, rice is separated from its husk by winnowing.
(b) A mixture of stones is allowed to fall through wire nets in order to separate them according to different sizes. This is a process of sieving.
(c) When muddy water is kept overnight in a bucket, the clear water can be poured off from the top, next morning. This is a process of sedimentation.
(d) Chilled milk is poured through a muslin cloth to remove the layer of cream. This is a process of filtration.
(e) Salt is obtained from sea water by evaporation.
(f) Solid iodine can be separated from sand by sublimation.
(g) Separating funnel is used to separate immiscible liquids.
(h) The process of settling down of heavy solid particles at the bottom of a container containing a mixture of a liquid and an insoluble solid is loading.