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Classifying Matter
Terms used to classify matter
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Physics
8th Grade
01/02/2011

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Term
Physical Science
Definition
The study of matter and energy
Term
Chemistry
Definition
The study of the structure of matter and the changes that occur in matter
Term
Matter
Definition

The material that all objects and substances are made of; 

a substance or mixture;

has mass and takes up space

Term
Properties of Matter
Definition

Characteristics that identify one kind of matter from another

Examples: color, odor, density

Term
Pure Substances
Definition

A type of matter in which all the particles have the same chemical make-up;

Can be an element or a compound;

Examples:

Elements:Gold, Iron, Oxygen

Compounds:Water, Carbon dioxide

Term
Mixture
Definition

A combination of two or more kinds of matter which can be separated by physical means (freezing, boiling, vaporization, etc)

 

A mixture can be made-up of two or more elements, or two or more coumpounds, or a combination of elements and compounds.

Term
Element
Definition

A substance that is made-up of one kind of atom.

Cannot be broken down into simpler substances.

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Compound
Definition

Matter made of two or more elements that are chemically bonded and cannot be easily seperated.

 

A compound has properties that are different from the elements that make it.

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