GRADE 6 SCIENCE

Which of the following is an example of a

solution?
A. Fog
B. Gelatin
C. Ketchup
D. Soft drinks
What kind of mixture is formed when you
mix cooking oil and water?
A. Colloids
B. Solutions
C. Suspension
D. All of the above
Which of the following statement describes
a colloid?
A. Colloids are just like suspensions
B. Colloid is a homogeneous mixture where its
components cannot be clearly distinguished from
each other.
C. Colloid is a heterogeneous mixture where its
components can be clearly identified from each other.
D. Colloids are homogeneous mixtures wherein the
component particles are bigger than those in the
solution.
What is the difference between solutions and
colloids?
A. Solutions are mixtures while colloids are not.
B. Solutions are heterogeneous mixture while colloids are homogeneous
mixture.
C. Solutions are homogeneous mixture having two or more components
uniformly distributed while colloids are homogeneous mixtures
wherein the component particles are bigger than those in the solution.
D. Solutions are homogeneous mixture where its components can be
clearly distinguished from each other while colloids are
heterogeneous mixture where its components cannot be clearly
distinguished from each other.
Which of the following statement is true about
suspension?
A. Suspension is not a mixture.
B. Suspension is a homogeneous mixture.
C. Suspension has the same characteristics with solution.
D. Suspensions are heterogeneous mixtures where
components can be clearly distinguished from each
other and are large enough to be seen without the
microscope.
SEPARATING
MIXTURES
METHODS OF MIXTURE
SEPARATION
1. MECHANICAL SEPARATION (often by
hand) separate that takes advantage of
physical properties such as color and
shape.

Example: Recycling Plastic, Paper, Metal

2) MAGNETIC SEPARATION: separation that
takes advantage of the physical property
of magnetism.

Example: Separating Metals in a Scrap Yard

3. FILTRATION takes advantage of the physical
property of the state of matter. A screen lets the
liquid particles through, but traps the solid
particles.

Example: Filtering Coffee, Spaghetti

A filter can also be
used to separate
solid particles of
different sizes.
(ex. a window screen,
an air filter, a sand
sieve)
4. DECANTING: To pour off a liquid, leaving
another liquid or solid behind. Takes advantage of
differences in density.

Example: To decant a
liquid from a precipitate
or water from rice.
5. DISTILLATION: The separation of a
mixture of liquids based on the physical
property of boiling point.

Example: the distillation of

alcohol or oil
A distillation tower or “still” used in
crude oil refining
6. EVAPORATION: Vaporizing a liquid and
leaving the dissolved solid(s) behind.
Used to separate salt solutions.

Example: Obtaining sea salt from sea water evaporation ponds

7) Density Separation: More dense components sink
to the bottom and less dense components float.
The components cannot be soluble
within each other.
8. CENTRIFUGE: Circular motion helps
denser components sink to the bottom
faster.

Examples: The separation of blood or DNA from blood

9. PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY:
Uses the property of molecular
attraction (molecular polarity)
to separate a mixture.
Different molecules have
varying molecular attractions
for the paper (the stationary
phase) vs. the solvent (the
mobile phase)

Example: the separation of plant pigments and dyes

10. FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION: Dissolved
substances crystallize out of a solution once their
solubility limit is reached as the solution cools.

Examples: Growing Rock Candy or the Crystallization of a Magma Chamber