Modeling Matter - Flashcard 2

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What happens when a solid is mixed into a liquid until it cannot be seen anymore?

Back

It has dissolved.

Front

Do all solids dissolve in water?

Back

False.

Front

What does it mean to dissolve in a liquid?

Back

To mix evenly into a liquid by breaking into pieces that are too small to see.

Front

What is the term for describing how something works or why something happens?

Back

Explain.

Front

How does filling a balloon with air demonstrate that air is matter?

Back

The balloon is getting bigger, so air is taking up space.

Front

What is matter?

Back

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Front

What is the difference between a solute and a solvent?

Back

A solute is the substance that is dissolved, while a solvent is the substance that does the dissolving.

Front

What is an example of a solid that does not dissolve in water?

Back

Sand.

Front

What is the process of a solid turning into a liquid called?

Back

Melting.

Front

What is the term for a mixture where one substance is evenly distributed within another?

Back

Solution.