5.5B Mixtures and Solutions Vocabulary

physical combination of substances that can still be separated easily

• mixture

• solution

• solute

• solvent

a special type of mixture that forms when one substance dissolves in another

• soluble

• solution

• insoluble

• dilute

to form a solution by mixing evenly

• filtration

• soluble

• dissolve

• insoluble

unable to be dissolved

• soluble

• insoluble

• solvent

• strainer or sieve

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances (such as water)

• solvent

• mixtures

• dissolve

• soluble

the dissolved substance in a solution (such Kool-Aid powder)

• dilute

• solute

• solvent

• mixture

able to be dissolved

• dilute

• mixture

• filtration

• soluble

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

make the solution thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

• solute

• dilute

• filtration

• separate

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

the process that separates solids from liquids

• dilute

• filtration

• separate

• strainer or sieve

to set or keep apart

• filtration

• strainer or sieve

• separate

• dilute