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Matter
Term | Definition |
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Atom | The smallest part of an element |
Boiling Point | The point when something starts to boil |
Colloid | Contains medium sized particles that cannot be filtered. |
Compound | Made of two or more elements combined |
Density | The compactness of a substance |
Distillation | Process that separates materials based in a solution based on their boiling points |
Element | A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances |
Filtration | Separates solids from liquids |
Heterogeneous | A mixture that has different composition throughout |
Homogeneous | A mixture that is evenly distributed throughout |
Malleability | A material's ability to be hammered down but not shatter |
Melting Point | When a solid melts into a liquid |
Physical Properties | Properties that do not change the composition of the subject |
Pure Substance | Matter that always has exactly the same composition |
Solution | When one substance dissolves in another |
Suspension | A mixture that can separate in to layers |
Viscosity | A liquid's resistance to flow |