Modeling Matter Chapter 1

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What is a tiny piece of matter that is too small to see?

Back

An atom.

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In the chromatography investigation, what was the chromatography paper?

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The medium.

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What are color, smell, and texture examples of?

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Properties of substances.

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What is the substance that all things are made of?

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Matter.

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What do we call the statement: 'The lion has sharp teeth'?

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Observation.

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What is the smallest unit of a substance that retains its properties?

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An atom.

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What is a mixture?

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A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded.

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What is chromatography used for?

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To separate mixtures based on their different properties.

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What is a property of a substance?

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A characteristic that can be observed or measured.

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What is the difference between an observation and an inference?

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An observation is a statement based on what you see, while an inference is a conclusion drawn from observations.