Science DictionaryScience Dictionary

By:Jack SharerBy:Jack Sharer

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Table of contentsTable of contents Matter Not matter Pure Substance Element Mixture Emulsion Non-reversible Change Mechanical Mixture Compound Reversible Mixture Suspension Heterogeneous Mixture Homogeneous Mixture Volume Mass

Matter Not matter Pure Substance Element Mixture Emulsion Non-reversible Change Mechanical Mixture Compound Reversible Mixture Suspension Heterogeneous Mixture Homogeneous Mixture Volume Mass

MatterMatter Matter: Anything

with volume or mass

Matter: Anything with volume or mass

A football is a pure substance because it has weight witch is a part of mass and it has volume because it is visible and it takes up space.

Not MatterNot Matter Not Matter:

anything without volume or mass

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Space is not matter because it has no mass or volume.

Pure SubstancePure Substance Pure Substance: a

substance that cannot be broken down into other substances

Pure Substance: a substance that cannot be broken down into other substances

Water is a pure substance because it cannot be broken Down.

ElementElement

Element: a chemical substance that contains only one substance

Element: a chemical substance that contains only one substance

Gold (Au) is an elementbecause it contains onlyone substance

MixtureMixture

Mixture: a combination of different substances

Mixture: a combination of different substances

Soap is a mixture because it ismade up of different substances

EmulsionEmulsion Emulsion:when

substances in a mixture will not blend together

Emulsion:when substances in a mixture will not blend together

Salad dressing is emulsion becausethe different substances are visible

Non-reversible ChangeNon-reversible Change Non-reversible

Change: A change that cannot be reversed into its original state

Non-reversible Change: A change that cannot be reversed into its original state

Fried eggs are a non-reversible change because they cannot be made into raw eggs.

Mechanical MixtureMechanical Mixture

Mechanical Mixture: a mixture where the different substances are visible

Mechanical Mixture: a mixture where the different substances are visible

Cereal is a Mechanical Mixture because the different substancesare visible

CompoundCompound Compound: A

substance containing two or more substances

Compound: A substance containing two or more substances

Table salt (NaCl) is a compound because it is made up of sodium and Chlorine

Reversible MixtureReversible Mixture Reversible Mixture:

a mixture where the mixture can change back to its original state

Reversible Mixture: a mixture where the mixture can change back to its original state

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Ice is a reversible mixture because it canchange back to water which is its original State.

SuspensionSuspension

Suspension: a fluid used to blend together mixtures with emulsion

Suspension: a fluid used to blend together mixtures with emulsion

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This glass of milk contains suspension because the foam and the milk have beenmixed together.

Heterogeneous MixtureHeterogeneous Mixture Heterogeneous

Mixture: A mixture where the different substances are visible

Heterogeneous Mixture: A mixture where the different substances are visible

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Fried rice is a Heterogeneous Mixturebecause the different substances are visible.

Homogeneous MixtureHomogeneous Mixture Homogeneous

Mixture: A mixture where the different substances are not visible

Homogeneous Mixture: A mixture where the different substances are not visible

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This cup of coffee is a HomogeneousMixture because the substances are not visible

VolumeVolume Volume: The

amount of space an object takes up

Volume: The amount of space an object takes up

MassMass

Mass: The amount of matter in an object

Mass: The amount of matter in an object