Amplify Science: Modeling Matter Vocab

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What is it called to use any of the five senses to gather information about something?

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Observe

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What is the term for information that supports an answer to a question?

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Evidence

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What do we call a group of atoms joined together in a particular way?

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Molecule

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What is something you figure out based on observations and what you already know?

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Inference

Front

What is a tiny piece of matter that is too small to see?

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Atom

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What is the term for a substance made of two or more different types of atoms?

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Compound

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What do we call the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance?

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Solubility

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What is the term for a representation of an object or system?

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Model

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What do we call the characteristics or traits of a substance?

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Properties

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What is the process of changing from a liquid to a gas called?

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Evaporation