Topic 1: Properties of Matter Test Review

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The amount of space something takes up.

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volume

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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matter

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The measure of the energy of motion in the particles of matter, which we feel as how hot or cold something is.

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temperature

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The state of matter in which a substance has a definite volume but no definite shape.

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liquid

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The state of matter in which a substance has a definite shape and definite volume.

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solid

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The state of matter in which a substance does not have a definite shape or volume.

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gas

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The smallest unit into which an element can be divided and still retain all the properties of that element.

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atom

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Matter that is made of only one kind of atom.

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element

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A scientific explanation of the structure of atoms and how they interact with other atoms.

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atomic theory

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A substance made of atoms of two or more elements that have combined chemically.

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compound