Thinking in Matter

Level 4

Conservation of Matter

 

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Matter is conserved because atoms are conserved in physical and chemical processes.

TERMS

  • Matter - physical substances

  • Atoms - the basic unit of elements

  • Conservation - the quantity of a physical quantity remains constant

  • Processes - a series of actions or events

    • Chemical - atoms are regrouped into different molecules

    • Physical - a series of changes through states

STANDARDS

MS-PS1-5 / MS-LS1-7 / HS-PS1-7 / HS-ESS2-6