| A | B |
| Material | a specific kind of matter |
| homogeneous material | a collection of materials that are uniformly arranged |
| heterogeneous material | a collection of different materials not evenly arranged |
| substance | homogeneous materials that always have the same composition |
| elements | substances that have only one kind of ATOM |
| compound | substances that have only one kind of MOLECULE |
| homogeneous mixture | also called solutions, composition of two materials that can vary, but are evenly mixed in the container |
| heterogeneous mixture | a mixture that is made of more than one kind of material where boundaries exist |
| apple | heterogeneous mixture |
| air | solution(homogeneous mixture) |
| table salt | compound |
| copper | element |
| water | compound |
| india ink | heterogeneous mixture |