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How Things Dissolve Reading
Name:
Before you begin reading, circle True or False for each statement below. After you have read, circle True
of False again.
Before Reading
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Statements
1. Particles are in constant motion
2. Vinegar and oil are not a mixture
3. Mixtures can only be made of solid and liquid
4. A solute is the liquid that dissolves something
5. The atmosphere is a mixture
6. The solution with the largest mass on earth is the ocean
7. Seawater is made of only salt and water
8. The solution with the largest volume on earth is the ocean too.
9. Your blood is a solution
10. Air is the solvent of life
After Reading
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When done, any statements that are false, rewrite to make them true. (Hint: There are 7 false statements)
How Things Dissolve Reading
Name:
Before you begin reading, circle True or False for each statement below. After you have read, circle True
of False again.
Before Reading
T
F
T
F
T
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T
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T
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Statements
1. Particles are in constant motion
2. Vinegar and oil are not a mixture
3. Mixtures can only be made of solid and liquid
4. A solute is the liquid that dissolves something
5. The atmosphere is a mixture
6. The solution with the largest mass on earth is the ocean
7. Seawater is made of only salt and water
8. The solution with the largest volume on earth is the ocean too.
9. Your blood is a solution
10. Air is the solvent of life
After Reading
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When done, any statements that are false, rewrite to make them true. (Hint: There are 7 false statements)
Summary Questions
During dissolving: (fill in blanks or finish the sentences)
1. Solid particles are held together by attractive forces called
2. Solvent particles hit the solute particles and
3. Solute particles form
with the solvent particles (water).
4. “A solution is a mixture, but not all mixtures are solutions.” Explain why this is true.
5. How many different elements are found in saltwater?
6. In a solution like air, how do you know which substance is the solvent?
7. The book states that “water is the solvent for life.” Using at least 3 examples from the book, explain
why this is true.
Summary Questions
During dissolving:
1. Solid particles are held together by attractive forces called
2. Solvent particles hit the solute particles and
3. Solute particles form
with the solvent particles (water).
4. “A solution is a mixture, but not all mixtures are solutions.” Explain why this is true.
5. How many different elements are found in saltwater?
6. In a solution like air, how do you know which substance is the solvent?
7. The book states that “water is the solvent for life.” Using at least 3 examples from the book, explain
why this is true.