Matter Unit Vocabulary

Atoms are made of

• Mass

• Protons

• Electrons

• Neutrons

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A substance made by combining atoms of two or more elements

• Volume

• Element

• Compound

• Substance

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The four conditions at which matter can exist, depending on temperature (solid, liquid, gas)

• Gas

• Liquid

• Solid

• Stages of Matter

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A group of atoms held together by chemical bonds/forces

• Element

• Molecules

• Substance

• Solid

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Change of state from a solid to a liquid

• Freezing

• Evaporation

• Melting

• Condensation

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Change of state from a liquid to a solid

• Freezing

• Melting

• Boiling

• Evaporation

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What is the smallest particle of matter?

• a cell

• an element

• an atom

• a proton

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Neutrons are _______________ particles.

• negative
• positive
• neutral
• cows

The amount of atoms (weight) that a substance has. 

• volume
• mass 
• matter
• energy

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How many atoms are in water?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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