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Matter Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Solid | has a definite shape and definite volume |
Liquid | no definite shape and has a definite volume |
Gas | no definite shape and no definite volume |
Mass | the amount of matter an object has |
Volume | amount of space taken up in an object |
Mixture | two or more substances that are combined but not chemically combined |
Sieve, Evaporation, and Temperature | Ways to separate a mixture |
Heterogenous | a substance in which the parts are clearly different shades and colors; different throughout |
Homogenous | a substance in which all of the parts are the same throughout; looks as if it is one substance |
Suspension | a heterogeneous mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a liquid or a gas (the particles settle out) |
Colloid | a mixture in which the particles are mixed but not dissolved |
Solution | a mixture in which a solid and a liquid or two liquids are mixed so evenly that it is not possible to see the separate particles |
Mixture Examples | cereal in milk, fruit salad, pizza toppings |
Examples Heterogeneous | fruit salad, cereal in milk, pizza toppings |
Examples Homogenous | salt water, koolaid, chocolate milk |
Example Colloid | paint, oobleck |
Solvent | what the solute is being dissolved in- ex water |
Solute | substance being dissolved ex sugar |