8th Science Vocabulary

a subatomic particle with a positive electrical charge that resides within the nucleus of every atom. 

• Neutrons

• Nucleus

• Electrons

• Protons

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a subatomic particle that resides within the nucleus of an atom alongside protons, and has no electrical charge (neutral)

• Nucleus

• Neutron

• Proton

• Electron

1. a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.

• Protons

• Electron

• Neutrons

• Nucleus

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

is anything that takes up space and can be weighed

• Mass

• weight

• matter

• element

a substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance.

• atom

• proton

• matter

• element

a substance made from two or more different elements that have been chemically joined.

• mixture

• element

• compound

• heterogeneous

a combination of two or more substances in any proportions. The substances do not combine chemically

• element

• compound

• atom

• mixture

a combination of multiple substances where the composition is not uniform throughout, meaning the individual components remain visibly separate and distinct from one another

• compound

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous

  mixture

• mixture

a combination of two or more substances that are blended so thoroughly that they appear as a single, uniform substance throughout, with no visible separation of components. 

• homogeneous

  mixture

• mixture

• compound

• heterogeneous

  mixture

a type of mixture involving two or more substances.

• compound

• homogeneous

• solution

• heterogeneous