Universe Vocab

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Substance made of one type of atom

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Element

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Subatomic particle, negatively charged, found in the cloud outside the nucleus of an atom.

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Electron

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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Subatomic particle in an atom's nucleus with no charge

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Neutron

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Subatomic particle in an atom's nucleus, positively charged.

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Proton

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Substance dissolved in another.

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Solution

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Substance made of different atoms chemically combined.

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Compound

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Substances evenly distributed (e.g., salt water)

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Homogeneous Mixture

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Lacks uniform composition and is not evenly distributed. (Ex: water and oil)

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Heterogeneous Mixture

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Smallest particle of an element.

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Atom

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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Small dense center of the atom

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Nucleus