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A Introtuction to Matter
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6th Grade
11/12/2009

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Characterisitic Property
Definition
A qualiity of a substance that never changes and can be used to identify the substance.
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Boiling Point
Definition
The tempature at which a substance changes from liquid to gas.
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Element
Definition
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means.
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Melting Point
Definition
The tempature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.
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Physical Change
Definition
A change in a substance that does not change its identity.
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Chemical Change
Definition
A change in which a one or more substances combine or breack apart to form a new substance.
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Compound
Definition
A substance made of two or or elements chemically combined.
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Chemical Activity
Definition
A charaistic property of a substance that indicates its ability to undergo a specific chemical change.
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Mixture
Definition
Two or more substances that are mixed together but not chemically combined.
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Soulution
Definition
A very well mixed mixtured.
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Pure Substance
Definition
A substance
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Weight
Definition
A measure of the force of gravity on an object.
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Mass
Definition
A measure of how much matter is in an object.
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International System of Units 

(SI)

Definition
The system of units used by sciencetists to measure the properties of matter.
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Volume
Definition
The amount of space that matter occupies.
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Density
Definition
The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.
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Atom
Definition
The smallest particle of an element.
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Molecule 
Definition
A combination of two or more atoms.
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Chemical Bond
Definition
The force that holds two atoms together.
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Ore
Definition
A rock that contains metal or other economically useful element.
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Electrolysis
Definition
A process by which an electric breaks chemical bonds.
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Electrode 
Definition
A metal strip used in electrolysis.
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