Term |
Definition |
matter |
anything that has mass and takes up |
mass |
the material / stuff that matter is made up of – it can be measured |
space/volume |
the specific area / place that matter takes up |
density |
D=m/v the amount of mass in a specific volume of space |
atom |
smallest part of an element, the bulding blocksof all matter |
electron |
particle of atom with a negative charge, moves around the nucleus and has an attractive force that allows it to bond with other atoms creating everything in the universe. |
proton |
particle of an atom with a positive charge located in the nucleus |
neutron |
particle of an atom with a neutral |