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Modeling Matter
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To use any of the five senses to gather information about something. | observe |
| What you can observe or measure about something that helps you figure out what it is. | property |
| Anything that is made of more than one substance. | mixture |
| Matter that is made of only one kind of atom or molecule. | substance |
| the stuff that things are made of | matter |
| When we use what we have read and observed to figure something out | inference |
| Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world | model |
| a tiny piece of matter that is too small to see. | atom |
| A group of atoms joined together in a particular way forms a molecule. | molecule |
| Information that supports an answer to a question. | evidence |
| the material or substance through which something travels or moves. | medium |
| a liquid that can dissolve other substances to make a solution. | solvent |
| to pull on an object, even without touching it. | attract |
| to carefully think about something and decide how good or important it is. | evaluate |