Chemistry of Matter & Atoms Vocabulary

the state of matter where particles are packed tightly and vibrate in place

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

anything that has mass and takes up space

• Matter

• Atom

• Nucleus

• Molecule

the state of matter where particles stay close together, but move freely past one another

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

the smallest whole bit of matter

• Atom

• Molecule

• Nucleus

• Solid

the center of an atom

• Matter

• Atom

• Nucleus

• Molecule

the atom particle with a positive charge

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutron

• Nucleus

the atom particle that has no charge (neutral)

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutron

• Nucleus

the atom particle with a negative charge

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutron

• Nucleus

the state of matter where particles move quickly in all directions and fill the entire container they are in

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

two or more atoms joined together

• Matter

• Atom

• Nucleus

• Molecule