How do the atoms that make up matter affect its characteristics and behaviour?

The properties of matter depend on which atoms are used and how they are bonded.

Explanation:

Various atoms make up various matters and that what provides the matter its different characteristics and behavior.

velocity and height

that would be called plucking : )

explanation:

''plucking, also referred to as quarrying, is a glacial phenomenon that is responsible for the erosion and transportation of individual pieces of bedrock, especially large "joint blocks". as a glacier moves down a valley, friction causes the basal ice of the glacier to melt and infiltrate joints (cracks) in the bedrock."