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Properties of Matter
murphy - pnhs - properties of matter I.S. vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Matter that always has exactly the same composition; an element or compound | Pure Substance |
| a substance that can not be broken down into simpler substances | Element |
| a substance that is made up of two or more simpler substances | Compound |
| a type of mixture in which the parts of the mixture are noticibly different from one another | heterogeneous mixture |
| a type of mixture in which the substances are so evenly distributed that is difficult to distinguishone substance in the mixture from another | homogeneous mixture |
| smallest particle of an element | atom |
| a heterogeneous mixture that forms layers over time | suspension |
| a mixture that contains some particles that are intermediate in size between small particles in a solution and the larger particles in a solution | colloid |