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Mixtures/Solutions
5th Science
Term | Definition |
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Property | A characteristic that describes a substance, such as color, size, shape or texture |
mixture | two or more things combined together |
solution | a special kind of mixture where a material dissolves in a liquid. This type of mixture is not easy to separate. |
dissolve | when something mixes with a liquid and seems to disappear |
saturated solution | a solution that is unable to hold any more solute |
solute | a substance that dissolves in a solvent to form a solution |
solvent | the liquid part of a solution that the substance dissolves into |
concentration | the ratio of solute to solvent in a solution |
dilute | a solution containing little solute |
volume | the amount of space that an object occupies, three-dimensional space |
change | becoming something different |
chemical reaction | a process in which two substances combine together to form another substance that has different properties from the original ones |
Classify | organize things into groups based on their attributes |
Observe | something you see happen or you look carefully to find out what will happen. |
Compare | identify ways that things are the same |
model | create an explanation or representation of an object, system, or process that cannot be easily seen or studied |
Procedure | doing something a particular way |
claim | something you say is true |
evidence | something you believe is true because you saw, experienced, or read about it |
reason | thinking about something in an orderly, logical way |