| A | B |
| atom | the smallest piece of an element that still has all the properties of that element |
| dissolving | when a substance is distributed evenly throughout another substance |
| gas | matter that does not have a definite volume or shape |
| liquid | matter that has a definite volume, but not a definite shape |
| matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
| mass | is the amount of matter in an object. |
| mixture | a combination of two or more different types of matter in which each type of matter keeps its own properties; matter joined physically, not chemically |
| model | something that represents an object or event; includes diagrams |
| phases of matter | solid, liquid and gas |
| solid | matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume |
| solutions | a special type of mixture in which one substance is uniformly dissolved in a liquid. |