Vocabulary: Matter and Change

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Mixture in which the composition is not uniform throughout.

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Heterogeneous mixture

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Each element is represented by a one or two letter _____

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Chemical symbol

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Form of matter that takes both the shape and volume of its container.

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Gas

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Quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance's composition.

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Physical property

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A __________ is an arrangement of elements in which the elements are separated into groups based on a set of repeating properties.

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Periodic Table

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Mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout.

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Homogeneous mixture

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

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Compound

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

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Atom

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A change that alters the form or appearance of a material but does not make the material into another substance.

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Physical change

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A change that occurs when one or more substances are transformed into different substances.

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Chemical change