Introduction to Matter

A characteristic property of a substance that indicates an ability to undergo a specific chemical change.

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A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined.

A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means.

A substance made of only one kind of matter having definite properties.

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A change in a substance that does NOT change its identity; for example a change of state

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A measure of how much matter is in an object.

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The amount of space that matter occupies.

The system of units used by scientists to measure the properties of matter.

The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• matter

• energy

• volume

• weight

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