Amplify Science: Modeling Matter Vocab

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What is the term for using any of the five senses to gather information about something?

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Observe

Front

What do we call the action of pulling on an object, even without touching it?

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Attract

Front

What is matter that is made of only one kind of atom called?

Back

Substance

Front

What do you call something you figure out based on observations and what you already know?

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Inference

Front

What is the term for a substance that is able to dissolve in water or another liquid?

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Soluble

Front

What is the definition of matter?

Back

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Front

What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?

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A physical change alters the form of a substance but not its chemical composition, while a chemical change results in the formation of new substances.

Front

What is the term for a mixture that has a uniform composition throughout?

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Homogeneous mixture

Front

What is the process called when a solid turns into a gas without becoming a liquid first?

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Sublimation

Front

What is the term for the amount of space an object occupies?

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Volume