Vocabulary for Grade 6 Science

Term Meaning something that takes up mass and space the study of the properties of matter a particular kind of matter that is always the same a characteristic of a substance that can be seen without changing it describes a substances ability to change into different substances a pure substance that cannot be broken down (e.g., oxygen) the basic particle from which elements are made a force that holds two atoms together a group of atoms held together by chemical bonds a pure substance made of two or more elements (e.g., water) a way of writing down what number of atoms are in a compound when two or more substances are mixed together but NOT chemically bonded (e.g., soil) a mixture where you can see the different parts easily (e.g., a salad) a mixture where you cannot see the different parts (e.g., a sugar solution) where one substance dissolves into another to form a homogenous mixture

Matter Chemistry Substance Physical Property Chemical Property Element Atom Chemical Bond Molecule Compound Chemical Formula Mixture Heterogeneous Mixture Homogeneous Mixture Solution

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Tuesday, 26 February 2013 8:43:14 PM Hong Kong SAR China Time