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25 Cards in this Set
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Solid
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matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume
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Liquid
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matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape
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Gas
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matter that does not have a definite shape or definite volume
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element
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basic kind of matter made up of just one kind of atom
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atom
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smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element
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nucleus
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the central part of an atom
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chemical symbol
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a shorthand way to represent the name of an element
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matter
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anything that takes up space and has mass
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3 states of matter
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solid
liquid gas |
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3 basic parts of an atom
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neutrons
proton electrons |
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helium
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a gas which is made up of one kind of atoms and is an element
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protons
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a basic part of an atom that has a positively-charged particles
Perky Pat = ++ eyes |
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neutron
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a basic part of an atom that have no electric charge
Nerdy Nelda = oo eyes |
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electrons
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a basic part of an atom that has negatively-charges particles and are found in a cloud that continually moves around the outside of the nucleus
Enraged Elliot = -- eyes |
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protons and neutrons
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found in the center of an atom called the nucleus
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mass
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a measure of how much matter there is in an object
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volume
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the amount of space an object takes up
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energy
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the ability to make things change
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density
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a measure of how tightly packed the matter in an object is or the amount of given space or a given volume
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metric system
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a system of measurement based on multiples of 10
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buoyancy
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the upward push of a liquid on an object placed in it
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texture
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how an object feels
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heat
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thermal energy from a warmer area to a cooler area
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temperature
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a measure of how hot or cold matter is
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thermal energy
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the total kinetic energy of tiny moving particles of matter
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