scientific vocabulary

3. Any substance that can flow freely but has a fixed volume.
6. The substance left behind on the filter paper after filtration
7. Pure substances that cannot be broken down further by chemical means.
9. special characteristics of a substance eg. the melting point and boiling point of a substance, the density of the substance, the colour or taste of the substance, the mass and volume of the substance
11. Ability to stretch without breaking or tearing
13. Making a good ‘guess’ based on our observations.
16. Using instruments to find out the size, amount or degree of an object or matter
17. Ability to bend without breaking.
19. The extent to which a solute can dissolve in a solvent.
21. A mixture in which the solid particles cannot dissolve in the liquid.
22. Ability to support a heavy load with breaking or tearing.
23. The separation technique used to separate coloured components in a mixture.
27. The separation technique where the liquid in the mixture is evaporated leaving the solid behind.
29. A mixture if solvent and solute
30. A substance which can dissolve in a solvent.
31. Any substance that has mass and occupies space eg. table, chair, human, air, water.

1. Any substance that has length, breadth and width.
2. Made up of two or more substances not chemically joined together.
4. Decision reached after making some observation
5. A smart ‘guess’ based on proper scientific observations.
8. Decision reached after carrying out proper experiment/s
10. The separation technique using a filter funnel and paper.
12. Ability to scratch another substance.
14. the separation technique used to obtain pure liquids in a mixture.
15. Sorting things into groups.
18. The substance collected after filtration.
20. Using your 5 senses (sight, sound, hearing, smell, taste) to collect information
24. Ability to be beaten into different shapes.
25. Made up of two or more elements joined together.
26. Any substance which has no definite shape or volume.
28. A substance in which a solute can be dissolved in.