Science
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. mixture
A. The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
2. solute
B. A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
3. solvent
C. To cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
4. sugar
D. A mixture in which fine particles are ___ in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
5. salt
E. A process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency
6. solution
F. To lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
7. foam
G. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
8. gel
H. The process of becoming a vapor
9. mist
I. Of or relating to or caused by ___
10. filtration
J. White seasoning found in the sea
11. evaporation
K. Force that pulls objects toward the Earth
12. distillation
L. A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
13. gravity
M. Sweet white crystals added to food
14. separation
N. A substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together
15. magnetic
O. The dissolved matter in a ___
16. absorption
P. The process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
17. chromatography
Q. The process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission
18. sediment
R. A colloid in a more solid form than a sol
19. suspension
S. The strength of a solution
20. concentration
T. The state of lacking unity
21. dilute
U. A thin fog with condensation near the ground
22. saturated
V. Matter that has been deposited by some natural process