Modeling Matter Vocabulary

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What does it mean to explain something?

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To describe how something works or why something happens.

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What is an atom?

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A tiny piece of matter that is too small to see.

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What is a mixture?

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Matter that is made of more than one substance.

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What is a molecule?

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A group of atoms joined in a particular way.

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What is a substance?

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Matter that is made of only one kind of atom or molecule.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a property of matter?

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A characteristic that can be observed or measured, such as color, shape, or size.

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What is a solid?

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A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

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What is a liquid?

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A state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

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What is a gas?

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A state of matter that has no definite shape or volume and expands to fill its container.