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| Anything that has a mass and a volume (takes up space). |
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| Characteristics that describe and identify matter. |
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| Can be observed without changing the kind of matter into another kind. |
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| Can be observed when one kind of matter is converted into another kind. |
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| Can be described in words, cannot be measured or expressed numerically. |
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| Can be measured or expressed numerically. |
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| Change affects the physical appearance of the matter. |
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| Change alters the composition of the matter. |
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| Atoms of the same element with the same # of protons but a different # of neutrons. |
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| The amount of matter in an object. |
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| The distance between 2 points. |
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| The hotness/coldness of a substance. |
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| The amount of space an object occupies. |
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| The amount of a substance. |
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| The mass per unit of volume of a substance. |
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| The smallest particle of an element. |
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| Physical combination of 2 or more kinds of matter in which each component retains its identity. |
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| Heterogeneous Mixtures (Mechanical Mixtures) |
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| All components are visible. |
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| Homogeneous Mixtures (Solutions) |
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| Components are blended so that it looks like a single substance. |
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| Matter that has a definite composition that stays the same in response to physical changes. |
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| Matter that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances. |
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| Matter in which 2 or more elements are chemically combined to form a new substance. |
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