Mixtures And Solutions Vocabulary

Question 1

Solution

Answer 1

a mixture in which all parts are evenly mixed; special type of mixture when one substance dissolves into another substance
Example: lemon juice stirred into water
Example: Salt stirred into water

Question 2

Dissolve

Answer 2

mix one substance evenly into another

Question 3

Evenly dispersed

Answer 3

uniformly spread throughout when dissolved

Question 4

Soluble

Answer 4

can be broken down evenly in water

Question 5

Combine

Answer 5

mix together

Question 6

Substance

Answer 6

a certain kind of matter

Question 7

Mixture

Answer 7

a combination of two or more substances that can be separated

Question 8

Separate

Answer 8

split apart a mixture into individual substances

Question 9

Examples of solutions

Answer 9

saltwater
lemon juice, sugar, water
orange powdered paint and water
grape drink mix, sugar, water

Question 10

Changing physical properties

Answer 10

when a substance is added to water to form a solution, some physical properties of substance and water can change
Example: salt added to warm water - dissolves. Salt size and color change

Question 11

Conservation of matter

Answer 11

The total mass of ingredients is equal to mass of the solution the ingredients form.
Example 4 gram cube sugar added to 200 water grams = 204 grams

Question 12

Methods of separating mixtures (five)

Answer 12

evaporating or boiling
strainer or sieve
paper filter
tweezers
magnets

Question 13

Maintaining physical properties

Answer 13

Objects in mixture maintain their physical properties
Example: mix iron and sand, - properties of the two stay the same

Question 14

Separation examples (four)

Answer 14

Use magnet to separate iron and sand
Paper filter used to separate sand and water
Saltwater mixture - boil until water evaporates and salt will be left
Strainer - used to separate sand/rock mixture