Matter

solid

the type of matter that has a definite shape
liquid

the type of matter that takes the shape of it's container
gas

does not have definite shape and fills the entire container
atom

the smallest building block of matter
element

one kind of matter or atom
molecule

the smallest part of a compound
compound

when two or more elements combine together to make a new substance
mixtrure

2 or more substances that do not lose their identifying charactertics when combined
solution

two or more substances mixed together, where one substance dissolves into the other

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Jarvis1

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Matter

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Updated

2012-03-29T19:58:29Z

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