Topic 1 - Apparatus

Question 1

A beaker is used as a …

Answer 1

Container for mixing and heating liquids.

Question 2

A Bunsen burner is used for..

Answer 2

Heating substances in a science laboratory

Question 3

A test tube is used for ..

Answer 3

Small amounts of a solid or liquid

Question 4

A boiling tube is used for..

Answer 4

Heating small amounts of liquid.

Question 5

A measuring cylinder is used to..

Answer 5

Measure the volume of a liquid.

Question 6

A tripod and gauze are used to ..

Answer 6

Support and spread heat when warming a flask or beaker.

Question 7

A conical flask is used as a ..

Answer 7

Container for liquids and swirling liquids together.

Question 8

A balance is used to..

Answer 8

Obtain the masses of solid and liquid samples

Question 9

A watch glass is a..

Answer 9

Circular concave piece of glass used in chemistry as a surface to evaporate a liquid.

Question 10

A filter funnel is used together with..

Answer 10

Filter paper to filter precipitates out of solutions.

Question 11

A crucible is a ..

Answer 11

Cup-shaped container capable of sustaining high temperatures.

Question 12

A clay triangle is used to hold a..

Answer 12

Crucible while it is being heated

Question 13

Crucible tongs are used to..

Answer 13

Handle a hot crucible.

Question 14

Mortar and pestle these are used together to..

Answer 14

Prepare substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine powder.

Question 15

An evaporating dish is used for the..

Answer 15

Evaporation of solutions to produce a concentrated solution or a solid precipitate of the dissolved substances