Matter Vocab

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Atom:

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small particle, building block of matter.

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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Element

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A substance consisting of one type of atom.

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Compound

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Substance with atoms of 2+ different elements chemically bonded.

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Mixture

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matter that can vary in composition

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Heterogeneous Mixture

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A mixture that cannot be evenly mixed.

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Homogenous Mixture

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A mixture where substances are evenly mixed.

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Solid

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has a definite shape and volume

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Liquid

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matter with a definite volume but not a definite shape

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Gas

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no definite volume and no definite shape