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Osmosis
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Total cards: 9•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
What is osmosis?
Back (Answer)
The movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration
#2
Front (Question)
What is a solvent?
Back (Answer)
A liquid that dissolves other substances
#3
Front (Question)
What is an example of a solvent?
Back (Answer)
Water
#4
Front (Question)
What is a solute?
Back (Answer)
A substance that has been dissolved
#5
Front (Question)
What is an example of a solute?
Back (Answer)
Salt dissolved in water
#6
Front (Question)
What is a solution?
Back (Answer)
A mixture of a solute and solvent
#7
Front (Question)
What is an example of a solution?
Back (Answer)
Salt water
#8
Front (Question)
Is osmosis passive or active?
Back (Answer)
It is passive
#9
Front (Question)
Why is osmosis considered passive?
Back (Answer)
The movement of molecules in osmosis does not require external energy