Fluids
What is a fluid
Fluids can be liquid or gas.
what is a solid
A solid is a state of matter of a substance that has a definite shape and volume.
what is a slurry
A slurry is when water is mixed with a solid to make it easier to move.
what is a pure substance
A type of matter made up of only one kind of substance. It doesn't have anything mixed in it.
what is compound
A pure substance made of two or more elements chemically joined together.
What are examples of fluids
answers will vary
what is a liquid
A liquid is a state of matter of a substance that has a definite volume but no definite shape.
what is fluids become solids
Many materials are turned into fluids (by heating) → shaped → cooled to become solid again
what is a mechanical mixture
A mix of different substances that can be separated easily by physical means. You can see and pick out the different parts.
what is Homogeneous Mixture
A mixture that looks the same all the way through; particles are evenly mixed.
Fluids have the following characteristics:
They don’t have a definite shape—they take the shape of whatever space
what is a gas
A gas is the state of matter of a substance that has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.
what is Fluids Hold Other Materials
Fluids can dissolve other substances, staying liquid or soft.
what is solute
The substance that gets dissolved.
what is Heterogeneous Mixture
A mixture where you can see the different parts.
solid, liquid and gas
what is fluidity
Fluidity
examples of fluids become solids
Molten metal poured into molds
Melted chocolate shaped into bars
Glass blowing
what is a solvent
The fluid that does the dissolving.
what is Condensation
Gas → Liquid.
why are fluids important?
answers will vary
what is Sublimation
Solid → Gas (skip liquid).
examples of Fluids Make Slurries
Cement mixed with water to pour concrete
Mining: rock particles carried in water
Food: flour and water batter
what is element
A pure substance made of only one type of atom.
what is solution
A solution is a type of mixture where one material dissolves into another.