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Term | Definition |
Mixture | Physical Combination of Substances |
Colloid | Mixture like a Suspension Except Its Parts do not Settle |
Solution | Mixture with Parts that Blend so it looks the Same Everywhere, Even Under a Microscope |
Solute | The Part that is Dissolved in a Solution |
Solvent | The Part that Dissolves the Solute in a Solution |
Alloy | Solution of a Metal and Another Solid (Usually a Metal) |
Solubility | The Maximum Amount of a Solute that can Dissolve in a Solvent |
Distillation | The Process of Separating Liquids by Using Evaporation and Condensation |
Heat | Thermal Energy that Flows Between Objects due to a Difference in Temperature |
Temperature | Measurement of the Average Kinetic Energy of Particles in an Object |
Conduction | The Passing of Heat Through a Material While the Material Itself Stays in Place |
Convection | The Flow of Thermal Energy Through a Liquid or Gas Caused by Hot Parts Rising And Cool Parts Sinking |
Radiation | The Transfer of Energy Through Electromagnetic Rays |
Thermal Conductivity | The Ability of a Material to Transfer Heat |
Sound Wave | A Series of Rarefactions and Compressions Traveling Through a Substance |
Medium | The Substance The Waves Travel Through |
Vacuum | A Region That Contains Few or no Particles |
Absorption | Transfer of Energy When a Wave Disappears Into a Surface |
Frequency | Number of Times an Object Vibrates per Second |
Pitch | How High or Low a Sound is |
Amplitude | How Dense the Air is in Rarefactions and Compressions Compared to Normal Air |
Echolocation | Finding Things Using Echos |
Wavelength | The Distance Between one Peak and the Next in a Wave |
Photon | A Tiny Bundle of Energy by Which Light Travels |
Spectrum | Light Passing Through a Prism |
Electromagnetic Spectrum | All Light Visible and Invisible |
Reflect | To Scatter |
Refract | Bend |
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