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Matter
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anything that has mass and takes up space. | MATTER |
| The amount of matter in something. | MASS |
| The amount of space something occupies. | VOLUME |
| A solid is when the particles are close together. | SOLID |
| A liquid is when the particles are close together but are not in fixed positions. | LIQUID |
| A gas is when the particles are spread out and move freely. | GAS |
| A property that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance. | PHYSICAL PROPERTY |
| A property that can only be observed by changing the identity of the substance. | CHEMICAL PROPERTY |
| Smallest unit of matter. | ATOM |
| number of protons in an atom of a given element. | ATOMIC NUMBER |
| number of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom. | ATOMIC MASS |
| center of the atom that has the protons and neutrons (heaviest part of the atom). | NUCLEUS |
| positive subatomic particle in the nucleus. | PROTON |
| neutral subatomic particle in the nucleus. | NEUTRON |
| negative subatomic particle that is around the outside of the nucleus. | ELECTRON |
| ability to be flattened into a sheet; bendable | MALLEABILITY |
| ability to be stretched into a wire | DUCTILITY |
| ability to react with another substance | REACTIVITY |
| shiny, good conductors, malleable, ductility | METAL |
| like both metal and non-metal, shiny, malleable, semi-conductors | MATALLOID |
| poor conductors, mostly gases, dull | NON-METAL |
| horizontal rows on periodic table | PERIOD |
| vertical columns on periodic table | GROUPS |
| temperature where solid turns to liquid | MELTING POINT |
| temperature where liquid turns to gas | BOILING POINT |