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science 6 chemistry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes |
| Matter | Anything that takes up space and has mass |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
| Weight | How much force an object exerts due to gravity |
| Space | the absence of matter |
| Mixture | A material made of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded together |
| Substance | Anything that contains only one pure type of material |
| Elements | A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances; the building blocks of matter (there are 118 of these). |
| Heterogeneous Mixture | A mixture where the substances are unevenly distributed throughout the mixture. A mixture where the substances are unevenly distributed throughout the mixture. A mixture where the substances are unevenly distributed throughout the mixture. |
| Meter | The SI unit that measures the distance between two points |
| Grams | The SI unit that measures mass |
| Liters | The SI unit that measures volume |
| Volume | The amount of space an object occupies |
| Physical property | Any characteristic of a material that can be observed, measured |
| Density | The amount of mass an object has compared to its volume |
| SI Units | The system of International Standard metric measurements |
| Compound | two or more different atoms chemically combine to form a new substance |
| Molecule | two or more atoms combine to form a new substance |
| Atom | The basic particle that makes up an element |