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| submicroscopic particles that constitute the fundamental building blocks of ordinary matter |
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| two or more atoms joined in a specific geometrical arrangement |
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| the science that seeks to understand the behavior of matter by studying the behavior of atoms and molecules |
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| a tentative interpretation or explanation of the observations |
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| highly controlled procedures designed to generate observations |
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| a brief statement that summarizes past observations and predicts future ones |
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| law of conservation of mass |
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| in a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed |
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| one or more well established hypotheses |
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| matter is composed of small, indestructable particles called atoms |
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| an approach to acquiring knowledge about the natural world that begins with observation and leads to the formation of testable hypotheses. |
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| summarizes a series of related observations |
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| anything that occupies space and has mass |
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| specific instance of matter. ex. air, water sand |
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| basic components that make up the matter |
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| atoms or molecules packed closely together in fixed locations |
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| atoms or molecules packed closely but are free to move and no fixed shape |
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| atoms or molecules have lots of space, free to move, and have no shape but compressable |
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| the action of a force through a distance |
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| associated with id position or composition |
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| energy associated with the temperature of an object |
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| law of conservation of energy |
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| energy is neither created or destroyed |
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| one that is independent of the amount of the substance |
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| one that depends on the amount of a substance |
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