Atoms and Matter Vocabulary Review

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

• Atom

• Mass

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The smallest piece of matter

• Atom

• Element

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A form of matter that has no definite shape BUT has a definite volume

• Gas

• Liquid

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Small, uncharged particles that are found in the nucleus of the atom

• Protons

• Neutrons

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Center of an atom

• Electrons

• Nucleus

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Positively charged particles inside the nucleus of an atom

• protons

• electrons

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Negative charged particles that move around the nucleus of an atom

• protons

• electrons

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A pure substance made of only one kind of atom

• atom

• element

A form of matter that has a definite shape AND definite volume

• Solid

• Liquid

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A form of matter that DOES NOT have a definite volume or shape

• Gas

• Liquid