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More science words
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physical change | a change in matter that does not affect it's chemical composition |
chemical change | a process that changes substances into new substances |
atom | the smallest unit of element that has the properties of that element |
molecule | two or more atoms joined together |
element | a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reaction |
physical property | a characteristic that can be observed or measured that is used to describe matter and can be observed or measured without changing it's composition |
chemical property | a characteristic of a substance that is observed during a chemical change in which the composition or identify of the substance is changed |
periodic table of elements | the chart scientists use to organize and classify all known elements; scientists have found 96 natural elements |
solid | matter with a fixed volume one shape |
liquid | a state of matter with defined volume but mo defined shape |
gas | a state of matter without any defined volume or shape |
density | the measure of matter in a given volume of a certain substance |