Matter and Mixtures Vocabulary

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What is a harmful substance that is released into the natural environment?

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Pollutant

Front

What is the process of separating mixtures using a strainer to separate solid particles of different sizes?

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Sifting

Front

What do we call a substance that dissolves into another substance?

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Solute

Front

What is formed when sulfur mixes with water vapor creating an acid solution?

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Acid rain

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What term describes how fast the solute dissolves in a solvent?

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Rate of Dissolving

Front

What is a mixture of two or more substances that are not chemically combined?

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Mixture

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What do we call a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances?

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Solution

Front

What is the liquid that dissolves a solute in a solution?

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Solvent

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What is the process of a liquid turning into vapor?

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Evaporation

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What is the term for the contamination of air, water, or soil by harmful substances?

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Pollution