Vocabulary
What is volume?
The amount of space
Solids have a fixed shape. What does this mean?
The shape does not change easily.
How are the particles in a solid and liquid similar?
They are close together.
What are the two types of mixtures?
Homogeneous and heterogeneous
Is a solution homogeneous or heterogeneous
homogeneous
What are the 2 parts of a solution?
The solute and the solvent
Can you compress a liquid?
No
How are the particles in a solid and a liquid different?
Weaker attraction
The particles in a liquid can change position.
Describe a homogeneous mixture
Same all the way through
You can't see the parts
What are the two parts of a solution?
solute and solvent
What does a substance do when it dissolves?
It breaks down into small particles and combines with another substance.
What will the shape of a liquid be when it is in a a tall skinny container?
Tall and skinny
How are the particles in a liquid and a gas similar?
They can move to different positions.
Describe a heterogeneous mixture
You can see the parts
What does the solute do in a solution?
dissolve
If Mr. Bohovesky eats 247 peanut butter cookies, his tummy will ____________ until the button on his pants shoots across the room and breaks a window.
expand
What can liquids and gases do that solids can't do.
flow
How are the particles in a liquid and a gas different?
The particles in a gas can move farther apart.
Give 3 examples of a homogeneous mixture.
saltwater
vinegar
steel
What happens when you continue adding solute to a solution?
It becomes saturated.
The shape of a solid is ____________, so it is not able to ______________ around other objects.
fixed, flow
Why is gas the only state of matter that can be compressed?
Because the particles are far apart.
Why can the particles in a gas move more than in a liquid and a liquid more than in a solid?
More energy
If a mixture looks homogeneous but you are not sure, what can you do?
Let it sit to see if anything settles to the bottom.
Why doesn't the solute in a solution settle to the bottom?