Science - (matter)

Cards (8)

  • What is Matter?
    Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
    Ex. You
  • Pure Substance
    contains only one kind of atom or molecule (2 or more atoms joined together)
  • Elements
    are pure substances that are made of only one type of atom Ex. Oxygen atom (made of ONLY oxygen atoms)
  • Compounds
    are pure substances that contain two or more different types of atoms Ex. Water (made of hydrogen AND oxygen atoms)
  • Mixture
    contains more than one kind of atom or molecule
  • Homogenous Mixtures
    mixtures that have one phase (one layer) because the particles mix evenly with one another Ex. Apple juice (mixture of sugars, colours, vitamins)
  • Heterogenous Mixtures
    mixtures that have more than one phase (more than one layer) because the particles don’t mix very well with one another Ex. Water and oil (can see separate layers)
  • a)atoms of an element b)molecules of an element c)molecules of compounds d)molecules of elements and a compound
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