Substance

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Key Stage 2

Meaning

A substance is what things are made out of.

Examples

Water is a substance.

Salt Water is a substance.

Plastic is a substance. There are many different types of plastic.

Metal is a substance. There are many different types of metal.

Used in a Sentence

A lake is full of a substance called water.

The sea is made of salt water.

A ruler can be made of a substance called plastic.

The substance that is used to make swords is metal.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A substance is material with the same properties all through it.

References

Edexcel

Substances; insoluble, page 6, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel

Substances; mixtures, pages 4-5, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel

Substances; pure, page 4, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel