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Matter Vocab.

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Element   a pure substance where all the atoms are the same (on Periodic Table)  
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Subatomic Particle   particles that are smaller than an atom and make up an atom  
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Proton   subatomic particle with a positive charge  
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Neutron   subatomic particle with a neutral charge  
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Electron   subatomic particle with a negative charge  
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Matter   anything that has mass and volume  
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Atom   the smallest unit of matter  
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Atomic Number   the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom  
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Atomic Mass   the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom  
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Mixture   two or more pieces of matter that can be mixed together and seperated  
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Solution   two or more pieces of matter that can be mixed together, but are not easily separated  
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Compound   made up of two or more kinds of atoms  
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Physical Change   no new substance created  
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Chemical Change   a new substance is created  
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Water Displacement Method   the method used to measure the volume of an irregularly shaped object (watch how much the water rises)  
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Mass   the amount of matter in an object  
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Volume   the amount of space an object takes up  
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Density   Mass/Volume, how much matter and object contains in a given amount of space  
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Metric System   based on the number 10, and this is the system that is used by Scientists all over the world  
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Solids   definite shape and volume  
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Liquids   no definite shape, but definite volume  
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Gases   no definite shape or volume  
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Boiling   a liquid turns into a gas  
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Melting   a solid turns into a liquid  
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Freezing   a liquid turns into a solid  
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