Classifying Matter Vocab (8thAdv)

anything that has mass and takes up space

• matter

• element

• mixture

• compound

a characteristic that can be observed without changing the matter into another type of matter

• physical property

• chemical property

• mixture

• molecule

properties that can only be observed by combining or breaking apart substances; characteristics that describe something’s ability to become something else

• chemical property

• physical property

• molecule

• viscosity

the basic unit from which all matter is made

• atom

• compound

• mixture

• molecule

substance that is made up of only one type of atom

• element

• mixture

• compound

• molecule

group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds

(NOTE: can be the same element)

• molecule

• atom

• element

• mixture

a substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a set ratio

• compound

• mixture

• atom

• element

made up of two or more substances that are together in the same place, but their atoms are not chemically bonded

• mixture

• atom

• element

• compound

has a definite shape and a definite volume

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

has a definite volume but no shape of its own

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• plasma