Matter Vocabulary

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

• Chemical Property

• Physical Property

• Compound

• Mixture

The substances in this mixture are so evenly distributed that you cannot see the different parts.

• Mixture

• Homogeneous Mixture

• Heterogeneous Mixture

• Matter

This is a pure substance that is in its simplest form and cannot be broken down with physical or chemical means.

• Molecule

• Compound

• Element

• Matter

A force that holds two or more atoms together.

• Chemical Property

• Compound

• Chemical Bond

• Molecule

This is anything that has mass and takes up space

• Matter

• Compound

• Mixture

• Element

This is made up of two or more substances that are chemically combined that has a set ratio and can be represented by a chemical formula.

• Mixture

• Compound

• Element

• Molecule

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A substance made up of two or more substances that are in the same place but NOT chemically combined.

• Molecule

• Compound

• Mixture

• Element

A characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.

• Chemical Properties

• Mixture

• Physical Properties

• Molecule

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

• Element

• Compound

• Mixture

• Molecule

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The different parts CAN be seen in this mixture

• Mixture

• Heterogeneous Mixture

• Homogeneous Mixture

• Compound