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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Everything that has mass and takes up space. |
| Element. | The ingredients that make up all other substances. Cant be broken down into other substances. |
| Metals . | Good conductors of electricity and heat. Can bend without breaking. Most have a gray color. |
| Nonmetals. | Do not conduct heat / electricity very well. May be a gas or a solid. |
| Semi-metals. | Sometimes like metals and sometimes like nonmetals. |
| Atom. | The smallest part of an element that still acts like that element. |
| Atomic Theory. | States that everything is made of atoms. |
| Compound. | A type of matter made of two or more elements. |
| Molecule. | Smallest particle of a compound that still acts like a compound. |
| Proton. | Positive charge. Found in the nucleus. |
| Neutron. | No charge. Found in the nucleus. |
| Electron. | Negative charge. Orbits the nucleus. |
| Solid. | Has a definite shape and volume. Particles are very close together, and don't move past each other. keeps shape. |
| Liquid. | Definite volume but not shape, particles can move past each other. Takes shape of container. |
| Gas. | No definite volume or shape. Particles spread out evenly. |