Vocab #1 Matter and Energy

the basic unit of a chemical element, also known as the building block of matter

• atom

• matter

• molecule

• volume

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two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds

• atom

• matter

• molecule

• volume

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anything that has mass and occupies space

• atom

• matter

• molecule

• volume

a measure of the amount of space an object takes up

• atom

• matter

• molecule

• volume

a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined

• mixture

• mass

• wavelength

• frequency

horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two adjacent waves

• mixture

• mass

• wavelength

• frequency

the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time

• mixture

• mass

• wavelength

• frequency

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A measure of how much matter is in an object

• mass

• volume

• mixture

• matter

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the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

• reflection

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form of heat transfer where heat energy is directly transferred between molecules through molecular collisions or direct contact.

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

• reflection