Science Vocab Test - Feb. 10th

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a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material

• plastic foam

• diatomaceous earth

• calcium sulfate

• gravel

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A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances. Cannot be separated.

• solvent

• solute

• mixture

• solution

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to break down, and pass into a solution

• dissolve

• matter

• mixture

• solution

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a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together. Can be separated.

• dissolve

• matter

• mixture

• solution

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the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

• atoms

• mixtures

• molecules

• solvent

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A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

• atoms

• density

• crystals

• molecules

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the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state. EX: sugar

• solvent

• solution

• mixture

• solute

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a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances. EX: water

• solvent

• solution

• mixture

• solute

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the relationship between the mass of a substance and how much space it takes up (volume)

• density

• atoms

• molecules

• solute

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the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element. The building blocks of all matter.

• density

• atoms

• molecules

• solute