What is Matter?
Matter – Anything that has mass and takes up space. Mass – The amount of material that an object has in it. (measured by triple beam balance) Volume – The amount of space that matter takes up. (measured by graduated cylinder) Physical Properties – observable properties of an object such as color, texture and size.
Solid Definite shape Definite mass Definite volume States of Matter
Liquid States of Matter No definite shape Definite mass Definite volume States of Matter
Gas States of Matter No definite shape No definite mass No definite volume States of Matter
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