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5th Grade Science
Mixtures and Solutions
Question | Answer |
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Mixture | two or more substances that do not mix evenly and can be mechanically separated |
Solution | two or more substances that mix evenly, something is dissolved and can only be separated by heat energy or chemical reaction |
Soluble | a materials ability to dissolve or liquefy |
Solubility | the physical property which describes how easily a substance dissolves (breaks down,become liquid), or if it dissolves at all in another substance. |
Solvent | Th substance which is causing another material to dissolve (e.g. water) |
Solute | The substance that is being dissolved |
Seperate | to break apart becoming two or more distinct materials |
Ingredient | a substance that forms part of a mixture |
Dissolve | when a solid breaks down becomes part of a solution. |
Substance | A single part of a mixture or solution |
Physical change | Make different without changing what the material is made of, such as cutting, folding, or melting. |
Physical property | Measurable characteristics that describe the physical state of something. |
Insoluble | A substance that will not dissolve in a solution |
Filtration | The separation of solid particles in a mixture by passing the mixture through a screen that prevents the big parts from going through while allowing the little particles to go through. |
Aqueous | A substance made of, by or with water |
Volume | The amount of space an object takes up |
Mass | The measure of the amount of matter in an object |
Density | How tightly packed the molecules of a substance are.. |
Bouyancy | The ability of a substance to float |