Matter

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and volume.

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What are the three common phases of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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What happens to water when the temperature is decreased?

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Water becomes a solid (ice).

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What are the smallest particles of matter?

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Atoms.

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What do liquids have in terms of volume and shape?

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Liquids have a definite volume and take the shape of their container.

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What is a solid?

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

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What is a gas?

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A phase of matter that has no definite shape or volume.

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What is an atom?

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The smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element.

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What is a molecule?

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A group of two or more atoms bonded together.

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What is a compound?

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A substance formed when two or more different elements are chemically bonded.