Properties of Matter Vocab

The tiny particles that make up all matter

• Atom
• Molecule
• Matter
• Shape

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Molecule

• 2 or more atoms that are joined together
• Amount of space occupied by a substance
• Tiny particle
• Shape an atom takes when in water

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A measure of the amount of matter in a substance (measured in grams)

• Matter
• Weight
• Density
• Mass

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Substances that make up the universe and have measurable mass and volume

• Molecules
• Textures
• Matter
• Atom

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Volume

• The amount of mass occupied by a substance
• The amount of space occupied by a substance
• The amount of space in space
• The amount of matter in an object

Density

• The amount of mass found in one unit of volume of a substance
• The amount of space occupied by a substance
• The amount of space in space
• How heavy an object is

Properties of matter that can only be observed through a chemical change of the substance

• Characteristic Property
• Mutant Property
• Physical Property
• Chemical Property

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Properties of matter that may be observed without changing the identity of the substance

• Texture
• Solubility
• Physical Property
• Chemical Property

Shape

• The form of an object or its external boundary (outline)
• What an object looks like underwater
• The weight of an object
• The amount of space an object takes up

State of matter

• The feel or shape of an object
• Physical form in which a substance exists
• State something as a matter of fact
• A bunch of atoms hanging out together

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