Match the Term with the Appropriate Phrase

question 63

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
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• A)the Sun and the eight major planets revolving around it
• B)gaseous and dusty space cloud (pre-cursor to a solar system)
• C)Milky Way galaxy
• D)outermost portion of the Earth composed largely of the igneous rocks basalt and granite
• E)contains minerals rich in iron and magnesium, between the crust and the core, and has the second largest volume according to the chemical classification
• F)solar winds
• G)composed mostly of iron and nickel with a liquefied metallic outer layer

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Definitions:

Element

Substance composed of atoms of only one kind.

Chemical Characteristics

Properties or behaviors of substances that describe their composition, reactivity, and the changes they undergo during chemical reactions.

Atom

The basic unit of a chemical element, consisting of a nucleus of protons and neutrons, and electrons orbiting the nucleus.

Matter

Anything that occupies space and has mass, composed of atoms or molecules.