What Is Matter?

Solids

• Ball Chair (rubber)
• Red (Metal) classroom chair
• Mountain dew (can)
• bookshelves
• pencil

Gases

• Air
• carbon dioxide
• water vapor
• evaporation
• heat radiation from microwave

Liquids

• Water
• nitrogen
• chocolate milk
• Mountain dew (drink)
• sparkling water

Reflection/Synthesis Questions:

1. What is YOUR definition of matter?
2. Explain how you came up with that definition.
3. Scientists define matter as...

Answers:

1. My definition of matter is anything that takes of space, like; solids, gases, and liquids.
2. Because the scientific definition is anything that has a mass (weight) and takes up space.
3. The scientific definition of matter is anything that has a mass (weight) and/or takes up space.