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Term 3 Science Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| physical change | A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance |
| chemical change | A change in matter that produces one or more new substances |
| pure substance | a sample of matter |
| element | A pure substance made of only one kind of atom e.g. gold |
| compound | A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds e.g. water (H2O) |
| Mixture | a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined |
| homogenous mixture (solution) | a mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout |
| heterogeneous mixture | A mixture in which different materials can be distinguished easily |
| solution | A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another. |
| solute | a substance that is dissolved in a solution. |
| solvent | A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances |