A mixture in which different materials can be distinguished easily

A mixture in which one or more substances are evenly distributed in another substance

Element or compound that cannot be broken down into simpler components and maintain the properties of the original substance

A heterogeneous mixture that separates into layers over time

Scattering of a light beam as it passes through a colloid

A change in matter that produces one or more new substances

A characteristic of matter that can be observed as it changes to a different type of matter

The separation of one liquid from another

The principle that the total amount of matter is constant during any physical or chemical change (matter is neither created nor destroyed during these types of changes)

A change that alters the form or appearance of a material but does not make the material into another substance

A characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change. (ex. melting/boiling point, solubility, density, color, or hardness)