Mix & Flow Of Matter Vocabulary

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Homogeneous

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A mixture that looks as if it is all one substance a mixture in which different substances cannot be seen

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Heterogeneous

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A mixture in which different substances can be seen

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Mechanical mixture

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Heterogeneous mixture; mixture in which the different substances are easy to see

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Pure substance

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Substance made up of only one type of matter; matter that has one type of particle throughout

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Solution

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homogeneous mixture; mixture of two or more pure substances the looks like one substance

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Solution

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homogeneous mixture; mixture of two or more pure substances the looks like one substance

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Suspension

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heterogeneous mixture where particles settle slowly after mixing

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Solution

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homogeneous mixture; mixture of two or more pure substances the looks like one substance

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Suspension

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heterogeneous mixture where particles settle slowly after mixing

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Colloid

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Heterogeneous mixture in which particles do not settle

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Emulsion

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A fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which is not soluble

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Fluid

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any matter that has no fixed shape, can flow, takes shape of its container; any substance in the gas or liquid state

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Fluid

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any matter that has no fixed shape, can flow, takes shape of its container; any substance in the gas or liquid state

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Solute

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substance that dissolves in the solvent to form a solution

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Solvent

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substance that dissolves a solute to form a solution; water and alcohol are common solvents

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Solvent

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substance that dissolves a solute to form a solution; water and alcohol are common solvents

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Dissolving (rate)

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becoming or causing to become incorporated into a liquid to form a solution

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Solvent

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substance that dissolves a solute to form a solution; water and alcohol are common solvents

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Dissolving (rate)

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becoming or causing to become incorporated into a liquid to form a solution

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Soluble

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ability to dissolve; the mass of solute can dissolve in a given amount of solvent to form a saturated solution

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Agitation

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The action of briskly stirring something to obtain a homogeneous mixture

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Agitation

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The action of briskly stirring something to obtain a homogeneous mixture

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Saturated Solution

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solution in which no more solute can be dissolved at a given temperature

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Unsaturated Solution

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solution in which more solute can be dissolved at a given temperature

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Unsaturated Solution

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solution in which more solute can be dissolved at a given temperature

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Supersaturated Solution

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contains more solute, or dissolved material than it would under moral conditions (ex. crystal, rock candy)

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Unsaturated Solution

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solution in which more solute can be dissolved at a given temperature

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Supersaturated Solution

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contains more solute, or dissolved material than it would under moral conditions (ex. crystal, rock candy)

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Insoluble

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impossible to dissolve

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Viscosity

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a measure of how fast a liquid flows

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flow rate

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The amount of fluid that flows in a given time

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density

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mass per unit of volume; calculated by dividing the mass of a substance by its volume

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mass

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A measure of how much matter is in an object

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mass

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A measure of how much matter is in an object

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gravity

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force of attraction between two objects

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buoyancy

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tendency of an object to float when placed in a liquid

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buoyant force

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upward force that a liquid exerts on an object; opposites the pull of gravity of an object in a fluid

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Archimede's principle

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I scientific principal stating that the buyant force acting on a submerged object equals the weight (force of gravity) of the fluid displaced by the object