Amplify Science: Modeling Matter Vocab

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Inference

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Something you figure out based on observations and what you already know.

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Attract

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To pull on an object, even without touching it.

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Evidence

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Information that supports an answer to a question.

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Dissolve

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To mix evenly into a liquid by breaking apart into pieces that are too small to see.

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Substance

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Matter that is made of only one kind of atom.

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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Molecule

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A group of two or more atoms bonded together.

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Property

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A characteristic or trait of a substance.

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Observation

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The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way.

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Model

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A representation of an object or system that helps to explain how it works.