Atoms Vocabulary

Positive Charge and located inside the nucleus

• protons

• neutrons

• electrons

Negative charge and locates outside the nucleus

• proton

• neutron

• electron

No charge or neutral and located inside the nucleus

• proton

• neutron

• electron

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Anything that has mass and occupies space.

• element

• atom

• matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A substance that cannot be broken down into any other substances by chemical or physical means. 

• element

• atom

• compound

A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio, or proportion. 

• element

• compound

• atom

Two or more substances that are mixed together but not chemically combined 

• mixture

• compound

• element

The smallest particle of an element 

• element

• atom

• compound

A well-tested idea that explains and connects a wide range of observations.

• Model

• hypothesis

• scientific theory

Physical, mental, visual, and other representations of an idea to help people understand a concept that they cannot observe directly. 

• model

• hypothesis

• scientific theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-1