| A | B |
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| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mass | the measure of the amount of matter something contains |
| volume | the amount of space an object occupies |
| property | something that describes matter |
| physical property | properties of matter that can be seen or measured without changing the material |
| the metric system | the unit of measurement used in almost every country worldwide |
| the English system | system of measurement uses feet, inches, pounds, ounces, quarts, pints, and degrees Fahrenheit |
| balance | the tool used to measure the mass of an object |
| kilo- | the prefix used in the metric system that means one thousand |
| centi- | the prefix used in the metric system that means one hundredth |
| milli- | the prefix used in the metric system that means one thousandth |
| deci- | the prefix used in the metric system that means one tenth |
| 10 | the number is the metric system based on |
| liquid | the state of matter where the particles are not packed tightly and can move around |
| solid | the state of matter where particles are packed closely together and the particles cannot move around freely |
| gas | the state of matter where particles are far apart, can move freely, and can spread out |
| atom | the smallest part of an element that still has the properties of that element |
| element | any material made up of only one kind of matter |
| compound | matter made up of two or more elements that are joined together |
| substances | the large class of matter made up of elements and compounds |
| chemical formula | the group of symbols that show how a compound is made up |
| water | two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom |
| France | the country in which the metric system was introduced |
| the International System of Units | the modern version of the metric system that scientists use worldwide |
| chemical property | properties of matter that can only be seen when the material changes and new materials are formed |
