8th Grade Vocabulary Words

The building blocks of matter. Everything is made up of these

• Atoms

• Electrons

• Protons

• Neutron

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The positively charge particles in an atom.

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Elements

• Protons

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The negatively charged particles in the atom. Found spinning around the nucleus

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Atoms

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The neutral particles in an atom. They are found in the nucleus

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Nucleus

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Substances that cannot be chemically broken down into simpler substances and are primary constituents of matter.

• Nucleus

• Element

• Compound

• Molecule

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2 or more types of elements chemically combines

• Compound

• Atom

• Mixture

• Element

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2 or more of the same type of atom chemically combined

• Compount

• Molecule

• Mixture

• Atom

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Two or more things Physically Mixed together

• Compound

• Molecule

• Mixture

• Element

One or two letter abbreviation derived from the element's English or Latin name.

• Element

• Atoms

• Alphabet

• Chemical Symbol

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Any number of chemical elements, such as iron or copper, that are often ductile solids and good conductors of heat and electricity.

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

• Groups

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