Question

Examples of mixtures that can be separated by sieving?

Answer 1

At home: draining the water from a pot of noodles. construction site: separating fine gravel from coarse gravel. laboratory: using filter paper to separate a liquid and precipitate. school: separating the chalk from the chalk dust.

Answer 2

The examples of mixtures that can be separated by sieving method are- mixture of sand and stone, mixture of flour and husk.

• Sieving is the method of separation of fine particles from large particles with the help of sieve.

• The principle behind the separation of particles is the difference in their size.

• Sieving method is used at home for the separation of impurities from flour, straining liquids etc.

• This method of separating mixtures is also used at construction site for the separation of pebbles and stones from sand.