1st six weeks vocabulary

The basic unit of matter is an ________.

• atom

• nucleus

• mass

• cell

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2 or more atoms joined by chemical bonds

• atoms

• molecule

• solid

• mass

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the energy of motion

• kinetic energy

• gravitational potential energy

• potential energy

• elastic potential energy

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the amount of mass in a given amount of space

• mass

• volume

• density

• elements

A substance that consists of just one type of particle and is the same throughout is called a ​

• pure substance
• element
• compound

a change in matter that produces one or more new substances

• age

• physical change

• chemical change

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the kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

• thermal energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

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a solid sometimes forced when two liquids are combined

• liquid

• temperature

• precipitate

• gas

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a characteristic or attribute of an element

• property

• name

• symbol

• state of matter

a substance in which the particles are packed together and dont move much; rigid, fixed shape, fixed volume and cannot be squashed

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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