Matter and Chemistry Vocabulary

Front

What are substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances?

Back

Elements

Front

What is a combination of two or more elements that can be the same or different?

Back

Compound

Front

What is a substance that is in the form of a gas but is normally a liquid at room temperature?

Back

Vapor

Front

What state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape, with molecules packed together but free to move?

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Liquid

Front

What term describes something that is not changing or stable?

Back

Fixed

Front

What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?

Back

Atom

Front

What is a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded?

Back

Mixture

Front

What is the process by which a solid turns into a gas without becoming a liquid?

Back

Sublimation

Front

What is the term for the amount of space an object occupies?

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Volume

Front

What is the term for the measure of how much matter is in an object?

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Mass