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Term 2
Question | Answer |
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What is matter? | Matter is anything that takes up space and has a mass. |
Three states of matter | Solid, Liquid, Gas |
What is a mixture? | A mixture is an impure substance made up of two or more substances. |
What is a pure substsance? | A substance that is only made up of itself. It is not mixed with anything. |
What is a solution? | A mixture that is made when two substances are mixed together to form something new and are mixed completely. |
GIve the five methods of physical sorting of materials | 1. Separation by hand sorting. 2. Separation by sieving or filtration 3. Separation by a magnet 4. Separation by evaopration 5. Separation by distillation |
What is the best way to sort waste materials? | Recycling |
Discuss the recycling logo | Reduce your waste, Reuse what you can, Recycle what you are able to. |
Acid tastes are usually | sour |
Bases usually have a __________ taste | bitter |
Neutral substances have neither a __________________ nor _____________ taste | bitter nor sour taste. |
Examples of neutral substances are: | water, salt water solution, sugar water solution, oils |
What does a PH scale measure: | How strong an acid or base is. |
A substance that ranges from 0 to just less than 7 is classified as a/an | Acid |
The lower the PH Value | The stronger the acid |
A substance that ranges from just above 7 to 14 is classified as a/an | Base |
The higher the PH value | The stronger the base |
A neutral substance has a PH value of | 7 |
3 properties of Acids | 1. Sour taste 2. Rough feel 3. Many acids are dangerous because they are corrosive (can burn skin easily) |
2 properties of bases | 1. bitter taste 2. feel slippery |