SQ7 Ch5 & SQ8 Ch 7 - Vocabulary Flashcards
What is a ‘solution’?
A mixture of a substance dissolved in another.
What do ‘red blood cells’ do?
Carry oxygen.
What do ‘white blood cells’ do?
Fight disease.
What do ‘platelets’ do?
Clot blood in the human body.
What is ‘plasma’?
A yellowish liquid which carries blood cells along with nutrients and proteins.
What is a ‘solvent’
The substance that the solute dissolves in.
What is a ‘solute’?
The substance that dissolves in another substance.
What is a ‘filter’?
A device used to separate liquids.
What is ‘boiling point’?
The temperature when a certain liquid begin to boil.
What is a ‘suspension’?
When a substance cannot dissolve in another substance.
What is a ‘mixture’?
Two or more substances mixed together.
What is an ‘emulsion’?
A mixture of two liquids spread through each other that don’t react or form layers.
What is a ‘sediment’?
When a substance sinks to the bottom of liquid.
What is a ‘colloid’?
When you have a substance to small to be settled and filtered.
What is the meaning of ‘atom’?
An indivisible particle that forms everything.
Metals _____ electricity. Metals have a _____ melting point.
conduct, high.