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e. Fine wheat our is separated from unground wheat grains and
                   other unwanted particles by

                   i. Winnowing               ii. Filtration

                   iii. Sieving               iv. Decantation

          2. Answer these questions in very short:

             a.   What is a substance?
             b.   Are impure substances always harmful?
             c.   Give any two examples of pure substances.
             d.   Name any two solids that are soluble in water.

             e.   Is milk a pure substance? If not, why?
             f.    What is the size of particles in a solution?
             g.   Name the method suitable to separate the mixture of rice and
                   husk.

             h.   What is a sieve?
          3.Write down the method of separation for the following

             mixtures:

             a.   Sand and water
             b.   Rice grains and husk

             d.   Iron llings and sugar
             e.   Soil and water
             f.    Common salt and water
             g.   Wheat grains and husk

             h.   Rice and pea seeds

          4. Separate the pure and impure substances:

             Water from a river, wheat our, cold drink, sugar, gold, copper,


             soil, ne rice grains, brine
          5. Separate the homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures:

             Water and kerosene, water and alcohol, water and salt, water and
             sand, sand and sugar, kerosene and petrol, oil and water, oil and
             salt, milk, gum, blood, syrup


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