Substances Vocabulary

The smallest particle of an element.

• element

• atom

• compound

• molecule

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• energy

• electricity

• matter

• radiation

A measure of a quantity of matter.

• energy

• mass

• metal

• insulation

The study of matter and how it changes.

• chemistry

• botany

• biology

• ecology

A fundamental substance that cannot be broken into simpler

substances by chemical or physical processes.

• proton

• element

• neutron

• electron

A type of matter defined by a unique particle.

• heat

• substance

• electricity

• radiation

A substance defined by a particle composed of two or more

different kinds of atoms bonded together.

• compound

• proton

• atom

• element

A characteristic of a substance that determines how it

interacts (reacts) with other substances.

• element

• mass

• chemical property

• physical property

A characteristic of a substance that can be observed with out

changing it chemically, such as size, shape, density, and phase.

• element

• mass

• chemical property

• physical property

The letter or letters that represent an element.

• element symbol

• atomic mass

• atomic number

• physical property