Ways to Sort Mixtures

to use a container with a variety of different sized holes which allows objects within a mixture to be sorted by size

• sieve (shaking)

• decanting

• distilling

• evaporating

to use a fan or wind to move lighter solid objects away from heavier solid objects

• filtering

• blowing air

• using water

• magnetism

to pour off the top layer without disturbing the layers below

• heating

• evaporating

• decanting

• filtering

passing a mixture of a liquid and a solid slowly through paper in order to remove the solid from the mixture

• using water

• filtering

• distilling

• liquefying

using magnets to sort magnetic and non-magnetic solid objects in a mixture

• blowing air

• sieve (shaking)

• evaporating

• magnetism

cooking a liquid to leave behind a solid in the mixture

• heating

• distilling

• decanting

• liquefying

vaporizing and then condensing a liquid

• evaporating

• decanting

• filtering

• distilling

leaving a solid mixture to dry so the liquid will evaporate into the air and leave the solid behind

• distilling

• magnetism

• liquefying

• evaporating

placing two solids in a glass of water will sort the floating objects from the nonfloating objects

• using water

• heating

• blowing air

• filtering

sorting two gases by cooling them until one becomes a liquid and can be separated.

• using water

• decanting

• liquefying

• evaporating