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Properties Of Matter
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pure Substances | Simply a substance. Table salt and Table sugar are two examples of pure substances. |
| Element | A substance that cannot be broken down into similar substances |
| Atom | Is the smallest particle in an element |
| Compounds | a substance that is made from two or more substances and can be broken down into simpler substances |
| Homogeneous Mixture | A mixture of water and substances that dissolve in water. |
| Heterogeneous | parts of a mixture that are noticeably different from one another |
| Solution | When substances dissolve and form a homogeneous mixture |
| Suspension | A heterogeneous mixture that separates into layers over time |
| Colloids | Contains some particles that are intermediate in size between the smaller particles in the solution and the large particles in the solution |