Separating materials

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What is separation of materials?

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The process of dividing different substances from a mixture.

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What happens to sugar when it is dissolved in water?

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It breaks down into smaller particles and spreads throughout the water.

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What is condensation?

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The process where gas turns into liquid when cooled.

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What is an insoluble substance?

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A substance that does not dissolve in a solvent, like sand in water.

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What occurs during evaporation?

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A liquid turns into gas when heated.

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What is freezing?

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The process where a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.

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What is a solution?

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A mixture where one substance (solute) is dissolved in another (solvent).

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What is a solute?

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The substance that is dissolved in a solution, like salt in water.

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What is a solvent?

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The substance that dissolves the solute, like water in a salt solution.

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What is filtration?

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A method to separate solids from liquids using a filter.