Across
- 3. the minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent.
- 4. is an icy body that releases gas or dust.
- 7. a samll rock or rocky grain that strikes Eath's surface.
- 8. While in space, a meteorite is called ________
- 11. the first satellite to be discovered for an asteroid.
- 12. is a term in physical chemistry and material science that refers to substances and mixtures which are in a single phase.
- 14. a small rocky body orbiting the sun.
- 16. a liquid mixture in which the minor component is uniformly distributed within the major component.
- 18. the basic unit of a chemical element.
- 19. sometimes called a shooting star.
- 20. anything that occupy space and has mass.
Down
- 1. a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
- 2. The first asteroid to be discovered by Guiseppe Piazzi
- 5. A mixture is a combination of two or more pure substances in which the original substances retain their chemical properties.
- 6. is the common designation for a small planet like celestial bodies orbiting the star.
- 9. is the solid, central part of a comet.
- 10. the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed
- 13. the liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.
- 15. is a combination of two or more pure substances in which each pure substance retains its individual chemical properties.
- 17. is the nebulous envelope around the nucleus of a comet.