decanting: pouring liquid off the top when sediment has settled to the bottom of the
container
distillation: a separation technique that uses evaporation to separate substances. The
mixture is heated so that one substance evaporates. The vapour is collected and
condenses into a liquid.
evaporation: a separation technique where a mixture is heated so that one substance
evaporates and the residue (solute) remains.
filtration: the process of separating suspended particles from fluid through a filter
magnetic separation: the process of separating components of mixtures by using
magnets to attract magnetic materials, and detach non-magnetic materials from those
that are magnetic
sieving: separating particles of different sizes by allowing the smaller particles to fall
through holes in a container