Mixtures and Solutions

Physical Change Make different without changing what the material is made of, such as: cutting, folding, melting

Mixture (Heterogeneous) A combination of two or more substances where each keep their own properties and can be easily separated

Solution (Homogenous) A mixture of one substance dissolved evenly in another.

Combine to mix together

Mix to combine together

Measure find the amount of

Separate To pick out one group of materials from another

Distribute spread out to many

Disperse scatter or send in several different directions

Dissolve To break down into small particles and spread evenly through a substance

Sample A small part that has the same characteristics of the whole

Ingredient A single part of a mixture or solution

Solute The substance that will be dissolved like salt or sugar

Solvent What the matter will be dissolved in like water

Sieve or Strainer tool used to separate smaller from bigger pieces in a mixture

Filter Used to separate sand and water

Hot plate a flat heated surface (or a set of these), typically portable, used for cooking food or keeping it hot.

magnet a piece of iron (or an ore, alloy, or other material) that has its component atoms so ordered that the material exhibits properties of magnetism, such as attracting other iron-containing objects or aligning itself in an external magnetic field.