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Chapter 9 vocabulary using book definitions

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mass   the amount of matter in an object  
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weight   how strongly gravity pulls on an object  
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volume   how much space matter takes up  
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matter   anything that has mass and volume  
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density   the amount of mass for each cubic centimeter of a substance  
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buoyancy   resistance to sinking  
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element   a material that cannot be broken into anything simpler by chemical reactions  
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metal   elements that share the common properties of luster, conductivity, and flexibility  
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atom   the smallest unit of an element that still retains the properties of that element  
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nucleus   the center of an atom  
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proton   a particle with one unit of positive charge each  
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neutron   a particle with no electric charge - it is neutral  
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electron   smaller particles with one unit of negative charge each  
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molecule   particles with more than one atom joined together  
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malleability   the ability to be bent, flattened, or hammered without breaking  
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ductility   the ability to be pulled into thin wires without breaking  
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corrosion   when metals combine with nonmetals from the environment  
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semiconductor   a material that conducts electricity better than a nonmetal, but not as well as a metal  
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