Anything that takes up space and has mass
matter
Any characteristic of matter that you can observe
property
A measure of how much space matter takes up
volume
The amount of matter in an object
mass
Matter that has a definite shape and volume
solid
Matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape
liquid
Matter that has no definite shape or volume
gas
A change in the way matter looks that leaves the matter itself unchanged
physical change
Different types of matter mixed together. The properties of each kind of matter in the mixture do not change.
mixture
A kind of mixture in which one or more types of matter are mixed evenly in another type of matter
solution
A shiny material found in the ground
metal
A building block of matter
element
The smallest particle of matter
atom
Two or more elements put together
compound
A change that forms a different kind of matter
chemical change
