8.1.1 & 2 Classifying Matter and Physical Properties

Matter is anything that has:

• volume

• color

• a definite shape

• mass

• weight

Substances include:

• elements

• mixtures

• solutions

• energy

• compounds

The basic building block of matter:

• atoms

• compounds

• mixtures

• solutions

Matter with a composition that is always the same:

• mixture

• solution

• substance

• heterogeneous

A substance made of only one type of atom:

• compound

• molecule

• mixture

• element

A mixture:

• has only one kind of element

• can vary in composition

• has only one kind of compound

• cannot be separated

Another name for homogeneous mixture:

• solution

• compound

• substance

• molecule

To form a solution by mixing evenly:

• saturate

• dissolve

• melt

• suspend

Can be observed without changing the identity of the matter:

• chemical property

• physical property

• element

• mixture

Has particles that can slide past each other, but stay close together:

• solid

• liquid

• gas