Structure of Matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Atom
• Matter
• Element
• Neutron

Particle in an atom that has a negative charge. 

• Proton 
• Neutron 
• Electron 
• Nucleus 

Substance that cannot be broken down into other substances. 

• Matter 
• Molecule
• Element
• Compound

Two or more atoms joined together by chemical bonds. 

• Molecule
• Atom
• Mixture
• Proton 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Smallest particle of an element that still has the properties of that element. 

• Atom
• Compound
• Molecule
• Element 

Particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no charge. 

• Proton
• Neutron
• Electron
• Nucleus 

Center core of an atom. 

• Proton
• Nucleus
• Electron 
• Neutron 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Particle in the nucleus of an atom that has a positive charge. 

• Proton
• Electron
• Neutron
• Necleus

Shorthand way to describe the chemical makeup of a compound. 

• Compound
• Chemical Formula
• Chemical reaction 
• Mixture

Substance made of two or more different elements that chemically combine. 

• Atom
• Element
• Compound
• Proton

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5