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mixture
two or more substances together
solid
matter that has a definite shape
mass
a quantity of matter
matter
anything that has mass and takes up space
volume
three-dimensional space
liquid
matter that flows and takes the shape of the container it is in
gas
matter that is shapeless and expands to fill any closed container it is placed in
gaseous
existing in the state of a gas (not a solid or liquid)
transparent
clear. describes something through which you can see an image clearly
solution
a mixture formed when one or more substances dissolve in another
dissolved
the process of a material becoming incorporated uniformly into another
soluble
capable of being dissolved. table salt is soluble in water.
insoluble
not capable of being dissolved. sand is insoluble in water.
solubility
the ability of one substance to spread out uniformly throughout another substance
evaporation
the change of state from a liquid to a gas