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Matter Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Matter | Anything that has weight and takes up space as a solid, liquid, or gas. |
Property | A special quality or characteristic of something. |
Element | A substance that cannot be split into a simpler substance. |
Symbol | A design or an abbreviation that represents something else. |
Compound | A single substance that is formed by combining two or more elements. |
Mixture | A physical combination of two or more substances. |
Substance | Something that has weight and takes up space; matter. |
Solid | Hard and firm; not a liquid or a gas. |
Liquid | A wet substance that you can pour. |
Gas | A substance, such as air, that will spread to fill any space that contains it. |
Solution | A homogenous mixture in which substances are blended evenly. Or, the answer to a problem, an explanation. |