Matter vocabulary

A substance that cannot be broken down into anything smaller.

• matter

• Homogeneous

• Element

• molecule

Letters that represent the elements in a substance.

• Chemical Formula

• element

• solution

• matter

All the same in the mixture.

• heterogeneous

• Homogeneous

• solution

• mixture

Substance made of two or more elements chemically bonded together

• matter

• solution

• atom

• compound

Two or more substances in the same place, but NOT chemically bonded

• substance

• Mixture

• heterogeneous

• compound

The attractive force that holds atoms or ions together.

• atom

• homogeneous

• mixture

• chemical bond

Basic particle that makes elements.

• element

• atom

• compound

• mixture

Anything that has mass or takes up space.

• atom

• mixture

• matter

• compound

Different parts in a mixture, NOT the same.

• Heterogeneous

• atom

• homogeneous

• matter

Characteristic of a substance that has the ability to change into another substance.

• Chemical Property

• Atom

• Chemical Formula

• Matter