Structure of Matter Vocab Quiz

The smallest particle of an element; made of electrons, protons, and neutrons.

• Atom

• Molecule

• Element

• Compound

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes

• Atom

• Molecule

• Element

• Compound

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, formed when two or more atoms join together chemically

• Atom

• Molecule

• Element

• Compound

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A new substance with unique chemical and physical properties formed when two or more elements are chemically bonded during a chemical reaction

• Atom

• Molecule

• Element

• Compound

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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A single substance, either an element or a compound, with definite composition and properties

• Pure Substance

• Crystal

• Element

• Compound

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A solid material whose atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an ordered pattern

• Pure Substance

• Element

• Crystal

• Compound

A state of matter with no definite volume and no definite shape.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Anything that has volume and mass

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A state of matter with a definite volume, but not a definite shape.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A state of matter with definite volume and shape

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4