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Barnett - 6th grade matter vocabulary

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matter   anything that has mass and takes up space  
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energy   ability to do work or cause a change  
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chemistry   study of the properties of matter and how matter changes  
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substance   single kind of matter that has distinct physical and chemical properties  
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compound   substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a set ratio or proportion  
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element   substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by physical or chemical means  
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mixture   made of two or more substances (can be elements, compounds, or both) that are in the same place but are NOT chemically combined  
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atom   smallest unit of an element that keeps the properties of that element  
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nucleus   the tiny, central core of an atom, contains protons and neutrons  
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proton   small, positively (+) charged particle in the nucleus of an atom  
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neutron   small, uncharged particle in the nucleus  
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electron   tiny, negatively charged (-), high-energy particle that moves in the space around the nucleus  
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chemical bond   the force that holds two atoms together  
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molecule   two or more atoms that are bonded together  
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chemical formula   a shorthand way to represent a compound. Elements are indicated using symbols from the periodic table and the number is indicated with subscripts  
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chemical equation   a shorter, easier way to show chemical reactions, using symbols instead of words  
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subscripts   numbers in the formula that are written smaller and lower than the letters. They show the ratio of the atoms in a molecule  
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reactants   the materials at the beginning of a reaction. Written first in a chemical equation (what you start with)  
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products   the materials that are at the end of the reaction. Written after the arrow in a chemical equation. (what you end up with)  
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conservation of mass   matter cannot be created or destroyed  
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