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Chapter Four Review
Earth Space
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Science
9th Grade
10/10/2007

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Matter
Definition
anythibng that has mass adn takes up space
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element
Definition
a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler stable substances by chemical means.
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atom
Definition
smallest unit of an element that has the chemical properties of that element.
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protons
Definition
subatomic particles with a positive charge
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electrons
Definition
subatomic particles with a negative charge
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neutrons
Definition
subatomic particles that have no charge
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isotope
Definition
An atom that has the same numver of protons as other atomes of th esame element do but has a different number of neutrons.
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compound
Definition
a substance made up of atoms of two or more different element joined by chemical bonds
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molecule
Definition
a group of atoms that are held together by chemical forces; a molecule is the smallest unit of matter that can exist by itself and retain all of a substance's chemical properties.
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ion
Definition
a particle that carries a charge
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ionic bond
Definition
The attractive force btw oppositely charged ions that result from the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.
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covalent bond
Definition

A bond that is formed when atomes share one or more pairs of electrons.

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mixture
Definition
a cambination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.
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heterogeneous mixtures
Definition
mixtures in which two or more substances are not uniformly distributed
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homogenous mixture

Definition
mixture of two or more substances that are uniformly dispersed.
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solution
Definition
A homogenous mixture of two or more substances that are uniformly dispersed throughout the mixture.
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