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List 7 - Matter
2015-2016 school year
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| atom | The basic particle from which all matter is made |
| element | A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means |
| physical property | A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance |
| chemical property | A characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into a different substance |
| molecule | A particle made of two or more atoms bonded together |
| compound | A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds |
| nucleus | the middle of the atom |