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Matter Vocabulary Box Words
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Atom
Definition: The smallest particle into which an
element can be divided and still be the same
substance.
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Density
Definition: The amount of matter in given space.
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Diffusion
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Definition: The movement of particles from an
area of high concentration to an area of low
concentration.
Element
Definition: A pure substance that cannot be
broken down by chemical
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Sentence: Atoms of different elements are different
in many ways from atoms of other elements.
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Liquid
Definition: The state in which matter takes the
shape of its container and has a definite volume.
Sentence: Density is the measure of the
compactness of particles in matter.
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Electron
Definition: Negative charged particles found in all
atoms.
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Sentence: Small ions and molecules can move
across a cell membrane.
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Gas
Sentence: 1. Elements are made of only one
kind of particle. 2. There are about 109
discovered elements and 92 occur naturally.
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Mass
Definition: The state in which matter changes in
shape and volume and particles move very fast
and far apart.
Definition: The amount of matter something is
made of.
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Solid
Liquid
Gas
Sentence: Liquid particles slide past other particles
making them fairly easy to pour.
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Matter
Definition: Anything that has volume and mass.
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Sentence: Matter is anything that is not heat, light
or sound.
Sentence: Electrons are involved in chemical
bonds of atoms.
Sentence: 1. Gas is a state of matter.
2. There is not much attraction between gas
particles.
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Molecule
Definition: A group of two or more atoms
linked together (covalent bond).
Neutron
Definition: The particles of the nucleus that
have no charge.
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Sentence: 1. When there is more than one atom it
is a molecule. 2. Molecules are the smallest unit of
a substance.
Sentence: Protons and neutrons are the most
massive particles of an atom.
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Most of the mass of an atom is within the
nucleus.
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Particle
Definition: A very small piece of solid matter.
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Sentence: A particle of matter could be a
molecule, an atom or a sub-atomic particle.
Particles of matter move.
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Proton
Definition: The positively charged particles of the
nucleus.
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Sentence: Rutherford discovered the proton.
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Solid
Definition: The state in which matter has a definite
shape and volume. The particles have little or no
ability to exchange places.
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Sentence: There are crystalline and amorphic
solids.
Term: Volume
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Definition: The amount of space that
something occupies.
Definition: The amount of gravitational force
exerted on an object, usually by the Earth.
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Sentence: The volume of a substance can
change based on temperature.
Weight
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Sentence: Weight varies depending on where
an object is in relation to the Earth or any other
massive body in the universe.