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Mixtures/Solutions
5th Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Property | A characteristic that describes a substance, such as color, size, shape or texture |
| mixture | two or more things combined together |
| solution | a special kind of mixture where a material dissolves in a liquid. This type of mixture is not easy to separate. |
| dissolve | when something mixes with a liquid and seems to disappear |
| saturated solution | a solution that is unable to hold any more solute |
| solute | a substance that dissolves in a solvent to form a solution |
| solvent | the liquid part of a solution that the substance dissolves into |
| concentration | the ratio of solute to solvent in a solution |
| dilute | a solution containing little solute |
| volume | the amount of space that an object occupies, three-dimensional space |
| change | becoming something different |
| chemical reaction | a process in which two substances combine together to form another substance that has different properties from the original ones |
| Classify | organize things into groups based on their attributes |
| Observe | something you see happen or you look carefully to find out what will happen. |
| Compare | identify ways that things are the same |
| model | create an explanation or representation of an object, system, or process that cannot be easily seen or studied |
| Procedure | doing something a particular way |
| claim | something you say is true |
| evidence | something you believe is true because you saw, experienced, or read about it |
| reason | thinking about something in an orderly, logical way |