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unit 1_science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Mass | A measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| Volume | A measure of how much space an object takes up |
| Physical Property | A characteristic of matter that can be observed and/or measured |
| Magnetism | The ability of an object to push or pull on another object that has the magnetic property |
| Conductivity | The passing of heat through a material while the material itself stays in place |
| Reflectivity | The way light bounces off an object |
| Solubility | The maximum amount of a substance that can be dissolved by another substance |
| Combustability | The ability to burn |
| Chemical property | A characteristic that can only be observed when the type of matter changes |
| Corrosion | The gradual wearing away of a metal as it combines with nonmetals in its environment |
| Nucleus | The center of an atom that has most of its mass |
| Proton | A particle in the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of positive electric charge |
| Neutron | A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no electric charge |
| Electron | a particle in the space outside the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of negative electric charge |
| Molecule | A particle that contains more than one atom joined together |
| Distillation | The process of separating the parts of a mixture by evaporation and condensation |
| Mixture | A physical combination of two or more substances that are blended together without forming new substances |
| Colloid | A type of mixture in whitch the particles of one material are scattered through another and block the passage of light without settling out |
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