Matter Vocabulary

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• matter

• substance

• physical property

• chemical property

• atom

A single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties.

• matter

• substance

• physical property

• chemical property

• atom

A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.

• matter

• substance

• physical property

• chemical property

• atom

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

• matter

• substance

• physical property

• chemical property

• atom

The basic particle from which all elements are made; the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element.

• matter

• substance

• physical property

• chemical property

• atom

A substance that contains one kind of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler form.

• element

• molecule

• compound

• mixture

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

• element

• molecule

• compound

• mixture

A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio or proportion.

• element

• molecule

• compound

• mixture

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

• element

• molecule

• compound

• mixture

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

• physical change

• chemical change

• physical property

• chemical property