Gujarat Board GSEB Textbook Solutions Class 6 Science Chapter 5 Separation of Substances Textbook Questions and Answers, Notes Pdf.

Gujarat Board Textbook Solutions Class 6 Science Chapter 5 Separation of Substances

Gujarat Board Class 6 Science Separation of Substances Textbook Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Why do we need to separate different components of a mixture? Give two examples.
Answer:
Among different components of the mixture, there are many substances that are harmful or not useful for us. To remove these harmful or unuseful components we need to separate them. Examples:
(a) Tea leaves are separated from the liquid with a strainer while preparing tea.
(b) Stone pieces from wheat, rice, or pulses are picked out by hand.

Question 2.
What is winnowing? Where is it used?
Answer:
Winnowing is used to separate heavier and lighter components of a mixture by wind or by blowing air. This process is used by farmers to separate lighter husk particles from heavier seeds of grain.

Question 3.
How will you separate husk or dirt particles from a given sample of pulses before cooking?
Answer:
Husk or dirt particles can be separated by winnowing, being lighter they will fly away from pulses.

Question 4.
What is sieving? Where is it used?
Answer:
Sieving is a process by which fine particles are separated from bigger particles by using a sieve. It is used in flour mill or at construction sites. In flour mills, impurities like husks and stones are removed from wheat. Pebbles and stones are removed from sand by sieving.

Question 5.
How will you separate sand and water from their mixture?
Answer:
We will separate sand and water by sedimentation and decantation method. Firstly, we leave this mixture for some time. After some time, the sand which is heavier is settled down at the bottom. After that, we will pour water into another container and the mixture will be separated

Separating two components of a mixture by sedimentation and decantation.

Question 6.
Is it possible to separate sugar mixed with wheat flour? If yes, how will you do it?
Answer:
Sugar can be separated from wheat flour by sieving. Due to differences in the size of particles, sugar will stay on the sieve and wheat flour will pass through it.

Question 7.
How would you obtain clear water from a sample of muddy water?
Answer:
We will obtain clear water from a sample of muddy water by the process of filtration. A filter paper is one that has very fine pores in it. Figure 5.12(a, b) shows the steps involved in using a filter paper. A filter paper folded in the form of a cone is fixed in a funnel. The mixture is then poured on the filter paper. The mud stays on the filter paper and clean water paper is obtained in the beaker.

(a) Folding a filter paper to make a cone

(b) Filtration using a filter paper

Question 8.
Fill in the blanks:
(a) The method of separating seeds of paddy from its stalks is called ………….
(b) When milk, cooled after boiling, is poured onto a piece of cloth the cream (malai) is left behind on it. This process of separating cream from milk is an example of ………….
(c) Salt is obtained from seawater by the process of ………….
(d) 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:
(a) threshing
(b) filtration
(c) evaporation
(d) sedimentation and decantation

Question 9.
True/ False?
(a) A mixture of milk and water can be separated by filtration.
(b) A mixture of powdered salt and sugar can be separated by the process of winnowing.
(c) Separation of sugar from tea can be done with filtration.
(d) Grain and husk can be separated from the process of decantation.
Answer:
(a) False
(b) False
(c) False
(d) False

Question 10.
Lemonade is prepared by mixing lemon juice and sugar in water. You wish to add ice to cool it. Should you add ice to the lemonade before or after dissolving sugar? In which case would it be possible to dissolve more sugar?
Answer:
We should add ice after dissolving sugar. When the temperature is high then more sugar can be dissolved. After mixing ice the water gets cool and it will take more time for the sugar to dissolve in it.