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Understanding Compounds

This worksheet helps third-grade students understand what compounds are and how they are formed from different elements.

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Understanding Compounds

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet is about compounds, which are made when different elements join together.

What is a compound?

1. What is the smallest unit of an element?

a

Compound

b

Atom

c

Molecule

d

Mixture

2. Water is an example of a:

a

Element

b

Mixture

c

Compound

d

Solution

1. When two or more different elements join together, they form a  .

2. The elements in a compound are joined together  .

3. Salt is a compound made of sodium and  .

1. All compounds are made of only one type of atom.

T

True

F

False

2. A compound has different properties than the elements it is made from.

T

True

F

False

1. Name two common compounds you can find in your home.