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Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
The amount of matter in an object
Mass
The columns on the periodic table are called ______
Groups
Speed
These tree-dwelling mammals are noted for their slow moving speed and are often found hanging in trees.
Sloth
The amount of space occupied by a sample of matter
Volume
Mass over volume (mass/volume)
Density
The rows of the periodic table are called ______.
Periods
The speed and direction of an object
Velocity
Insects that feed on pollen and occasionally produce honey
Bee
Two DIFFERENT ELEMENTS that are held together by a chemical bonds
Compound
The way a mineral reflects or absorbs light at its surface
Luster
Not quite metals . . . . not quite nonmetals . . . these are called . . .
Metalloids
A change in velocity
acceleration
a mountain or hill through which lava or gas have been erupted from the earth's crust.
Volcano
Two or more substances are evenly mixed. It looks the same all throughout
Homogeneous mixture
The ability of a substance to be pulled into thin wires
ductility
Group 1 elements go by this name
Alkali
Total path length travelled
Distance
A very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing.
Whale
The process in which one substance becomes a new substance with different properties
A chemical change
The ability of a substance to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets
malleability
Group 18 elements go by this name
noble gases
(Final position) - (Initial Position)
Displacement
Trash panda.
Mr. Squires' favorite animal
Racoon