Mixtures and Solutions Vocabulary

In a solution, the substance that is being dissolved is the _______________.

• solute

• mixture

• particle

• solvent

In a solution, the substance in which the solute dissolves is called a _______________.

• bottle

• solute

• dissolver

• solvent

A measure of how much solute can dissolve in a given solvent at a given temperature is its ____________.

• matter

• mass

• solubility

• atomic weight

A process used to separate the parts of a mixture by particle size is called ___________.

• mass

• matter

• draining

• sifting

A mixture in which substances are evenly distributed throughout the mixture is a ______________ ______________.

• solvent

• homogeneous mixture

• matter

• particle

a LIQUID mixture where one substance is blended evenly throughout another substance.

• solute

• solubility

• distillation

• solution

a combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated.

• solution

• homogenous mixture

• mixture

• solvent

a mixture that is evenly mixed. (You can’t see the parts)

• mixture

• Homogenous mixture

• concentration

• solubility

the smaller amount that is dissolved in a solution.

• solute

• solvent

• concentration

• distillation

the larger amount that dissolves another substance in a solution.

• solvent

• solute

• ingredients

• mixture