Matter (Flashcards 1-10)

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Synthetic Material

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a material made by people that has properties that are DIFFERENT from ANY materials in NATURE.

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matter

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anything that has mass and takes up space

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substance

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UNIFORM matter with a unique set of properties.

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mixture

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Two or more different substances combined in varying amounts

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homogeneous mixture

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a mixture or substances with a uniform substance; A SOLUTION

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heterogeneous mixture

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a mixture of substances with a NONUNIFORM composition

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atom

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the SMALLEST unit of a chemical element.

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element

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a PURE substance that is made up of ONE kind of atom.

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compound

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a substance made up of 2 or more chemical elements that are CHEMICALLY BONDED TOGETHER.

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filtration

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to SEPARATE solids from a HETEROGENEOUS mixture by using a FILTER (a material with very small holes).