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Matter Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Mass | The amount of matter in something |
| Volume | The amount of space something occupies |
| Solid | A substance or object that is solid rather than liquid or fluid |
| Liquid | A fluid; will be same shape as any object it is put inside of. |
| Gas | An air-like fluid substance which expands freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity |
| Physical Property | A property that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance |
| Chemical Property | A property that can only be observed by changing the identity of the substance |
| Atom | Smallest unit of matter |
| Atomic Number | Number of protons in an atom of a given element |
| Atomic Mass | Number of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom |
| Nucleus | Center of the atom that has the protons and neutrons (heaviest part of the atom) |
| Proton | Positive subatomic particle in the nucleus |
| Neutron | Neutral subatomic particle in the nucleus |
| Electron | Negative subatomic particle that is around the outside of the nucleus |
| Malleability | Ability to be flattened into a sheet; bendable |
| Ductility | Ability to be stretched into a wire |
| Reactivity | Ability to react with another substance |