Topic 1: Introduction to matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• matter

• substance

• physical property

• chemical property

A single kind of matter that always has a specific makeup, or composition

• matter

• substance

• physical property

• chemical property

The basic unit from which all matter is made.

• compound

• element

• atom

• molecule

Substances that are made up of only one type of atom

• atom

• element

• molecule

• compound

A group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds

• element

• mixture

• atom

• molecule

A molecule that contains more than one element.

• atom

• mixture

• compound

• molecule

Two or more substances that are together in the same place but their atoms are not chemically bonded.

• atom

• compound

• mixture

• element

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

• physical property

• chemical property

• evidence property

• synthetic property

A characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances.

• synthetic property

• evidence property

• chemical property

• physical property

The amount of matter in an object.

• mass

• matter

• volume

• weight