Front

pure substance

Back

always has the same composition

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

element

Back

cant be broken down into simpler substances

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

atom

Back

smallest particle of an element

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

compound

Back

made from 2 or more simpler substances

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

Front

heterogeneous mixture

Back

parts are noticeably different from each other

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

homogeneous mixture

Back

evenly distributed: very hard to tell one substance from another

Front

solution

Back

when a substance dissolves and forms a homogeneous mixture

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

suspension

Back

heterogeneous mixture that separates over time

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

colloid

Back

doesn't separate into layers

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

physical property

Back

any characteristic of a material that can be observed without changing the composition of the substance

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4