Introduction to Matter

anything that has mass and take up space

• substance

• matter

• atom

• element

the amount of space that matter occupies

• mixture

• volume

• mass

• molecule

two or more substances that are together in the same place but their atoms are not chemically bonded

• mixture

• compound

• mass

• molecule

a measure of how much matter is in an object

• weight

• volume

• density

• mass

Match the following

• element

• a substance that consists of just one type of atom

• atom

• a combination of two or more different elements bonded together

• matter

• a small particle that is a building block of matter

• Compound

• anything that has mass and takes up space

One particle of table salt (NaCl) is best described as a (a)   .

• atom

• compound

• element

• mixture

Answer explanation

Table salt (NaCl) is a compound because it is made up of two different elements, sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl), chemically bonded together.

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a neutral group of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds

• volume

• molecule

• atom

• element

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a characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances

• physical change

• chemical change

• chemical property

• physical property

a change in which one or more substances combine or break apart to form new substances

• chemical change

• chemical property

• physical change

• physical property

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a change that alters the form or appearance of a material but does not make the material into another substance

• chemical change

• physical property

• physical change

• chemical property