Acids and Akalis

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
c i
Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red
2.
c o u
A visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
3.
c o v e
A substance having the tendency to cause ___
4.
e t r
5.
u i o n
A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
6.
a e
Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball (plural)
7.
s c
Tool for weighing things; also a set of musical notes
8.
l k a
Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid
9.
o c
Of or relating to or caused by a ___ or poison
10.
a g
A vigorous blow
11.
s i c
Study of the natural world through experiments
12.
i r c
Of or related to ___ acid