Science 8 Lesson 1 Describing and Classifying Matter Flashcards
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Substance
A single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties.
Physical property
A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.
Chemical property
A characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances.
Atom
The basic particle from which all elements are made; the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element.
Element
A substance that contains one kind of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler form.
Molecule
A neutral group of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds.
Compound
A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio or proportion.
Mixture
Two or more substances that are together in the same place but their atoms are not chemically bonded.
Distill
To separate liquids by boiling them.
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Matter
A single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties.
Substance
A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.
Physical property
A characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances.
Chemical property
The basic particle from which all elements are made; the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element.
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