Atomic Structure and Particle Motion Vocab

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

• Electrons

• Neutrons

• Protons

• Quarks

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Subatomic particles with a positive charge

• neutrons
• atomic mass
• protons
• isotopes

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Average mass of all the protons and neutrons in the atom.

• Subatomic Particles

• Atomic Number

• Atomic Mass

• Gluons

The value that represents the number of protons in an element of atom

• Atomic Mass

• Mass Number

• Valence Electrons

• Atomic Number

Subatomic particles that are neutral in their charge

• Neutrons

• Protons

• Nucleus

• Electrons

The smallest unit of an element

• Subatomic Particles

• Atom

• Quarks

• Gluons

A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass

• Electron Shells
• Orbitals
• Electron Cloud
• Nucleus

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which state of matter has defined volume but not shape?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

state of matter that has a fixed volume BUT changes it's shape to fit the container

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

state of matter that has a fixed volume and a fixed shape

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3