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8th Grade
08/21/2014

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Term
Matter
Definition
Is anything that has mass and takes up space
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Mass
Definition
Is a measure of how much matter an object contains.
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Weight
Definition
Is the downward pull on an object due to gravity
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Volume
Definition
The amount of space that matter in an object occupies is called the object's volume
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Atom
Definition
Is the smallest unit of matter
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Molecule
Definition
When two or more atoms bond together, or combine, they make a particle
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Element
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Is a substance that contains only a single type of atom
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Compound
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Is a substance that consists of two or more different types of atoms bonded together
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Mixture
Definition
Is a combination of different substances that remain the same individual substances and can be separated by physical means
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States of Matter
Definition
are the different forms in which matter can exist
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Solid
Definition
is a substance that has a fixed volume and a fixed shape
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Liquid
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has a fixed volume but does not have a fixed shape
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Gas
Definition
has no fixed volume or shape
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