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6th Grade Science
Intro to Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| chemistry | the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes |
| physical property | a characteristic of a pure substance that can observed without changing it to another substance |
| chemical property | a characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into different substances |
| element | a pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other simpler substance by chemical or physical means |
| atom | the basic particle from which all elements are made |
| chemical bond | a force of attraction between two atoms |
| molecule | formed when atoms combine to make larger particles |
| compound | a pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a set ratio |
| chemical formula | shows the elements in the compound and the ratio of atoms |
| mixture | made of two or more substances that are together in the same place but are not chemically combined |
| heterogenous mixture | a mixture in which you can see the different parts |
| homogeneous mixture | so evenly mixed that you can't see the different parts |
| solution | made up of a solute and a solvent |
| substance | a particular kind of matter with uniform properties |
| chemical reaction | a process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance, as opposed to a change in physical form or a nuclear reaction. |