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Properties of Matter

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Definition
Matter   Anything that has mass and takes up space.  
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Elements   Material made of the same basic kind of matter and the ingredients that make substances.  
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Metals   They are good conductors of heat and electricity.  
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Nonmetals   Elements that do not conduct heat or electricity very well.  
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Semimetals   Elements that are sometimes like metals and sometimes like nonmetals.  
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Atoms   The smallest part of an element that still has the properties of an element.  
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Atomic theory   the idea that everything is made of small particles.  
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compound   a type of matter made of two or more elements.  
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molecule   the smallest particle of a compound that still has the properties of that compound.  
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Solid   A substance that has a definite shape and volume.  
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Liquid   A substance that has a definite volume, but no definite shape.  
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Gas   A substance without a definite shape or volume.  
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Plasmas   Atoms that break down into part with electric charges.  
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Freezing Point   When a liquid turns into a solid.  
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Melting Point   When a solid turns into a liquid.  
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Evaporation   Happens when particles leave a liquid and become gas.  
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Condensation   Occurs when a gas turns into a liquid.  
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