alleryWhat is a sieve used for?
ADissolving solids in water
BHeating food very evenly
CMeasuring liquid volume
DSeparating particles by size
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Separating particles by size
1. Recall the idea: A sieve uses a screen to separate wanted elements from unwanted material.
2. The correct choice is: Separating particles by size.
3. The other options describe different methods or properties and do not fit this fact.
_Source: Wikipedia, Sieve_
Keep practising Filtration
Browse all Filtration questions for CTET, or explore more Science topics.
Related questions
Diatomaceous earth used as a filter aid is mainly what?Centrifugation helps separate which solids that filter poorly?Cooling a solution in an ice bath gives what kind of crystals?Hot filtration is used to prevent what in the funnel?Which animal is described as a filter feeder?Slow sand filters are used for treating what?What does renal filtration do in the human body?Activated carbon in industrial filters is used to change what?