UNIT 3 Vocabulary - Properties of Matter

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Atom

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The smallest building block of matter

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Chemical

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Properties that describe how matter reacts when exposed to other substances or energy

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Compound

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Two or more types of matter mixed together but not chemically combined

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Density

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A physical property that always stays the same

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Element

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Matter of only one type of atom

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Mixture

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Matter made of two or more types of atoms combined chemically

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Physical

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Properties such as color, density and hardness

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Reactivity

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A property that describes how easily a substance undergoes chemical changes