Intro to Matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• matter

• energy

• volume

• weight

A single kind of matter that always has a specific makeup.

• matter

• substance

• solution

• volume

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The study of matter and how it changes.

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Astronomy

• Volcanology

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

• Chemical Property

• Substance

• Physical Property

• Atom

Characteristics that describe something's ability to become something else.

• Physical Property

• Chemical Property

• Solution

• Mass

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The basic unit from which all matter is made.

• Atom

• Molecule

• Substance

• Element

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Substances that are made up of only ONE type of atom.

• Atom

• Element

• Compound

• Mixture

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

• Atom

• Molecule

• Chemistry

• Mass

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A substance made of two or more DIFFERENT elements that are chemically combined in a set ratio.

• Element

• Mixture

• Compound

• Atom

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Made of two or more substances that are together in the same place, but their atoms are NOT CHEMICALLY BONDED.

• compound

• mixture

• atom

• molecule