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3.1 Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Matter | Everything that has mass and takes up space |
| element | |
| 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 that 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 | Has a definite shape and volume. Particles are very close together, and don’t move past each other. Keeps shape |
| gas | Definite volume but not shape, particles can move past each other. Takes shape of container |
| Plasma | |