Matter

Matter

What is it?

What is matter?

• anything that has mass

• anything that takes up space

Mass

• the amount of matter or "stuff" in a certain object

Volume

• The amount of space an object takes up

Example

An inflated balloon has more volume than a deflated balloon.

The balloon takes up more space inflated than deflated.

Multiple Choice

What is matter?

• Anything that takes up space and has mass.

• Something that has mass ONLY.

• Something that has volume ONLY.

Poll

Thought Question: Is air matter?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Is air matter?

Air is taking up space inside of the balloon. If you put an inflated balloon on a triple beam balance (a scale), it will have a larger mass than a deflated balloon.

NOT MATTER

• Light

• Heat

• You can't fill up a balloon with light - it passes right through it.

• There is no mass and it does not take up space.

Multiple Select

Check ALL the examples of MATTER

• Golf club

• sound

• oxygen

• shadow

• light

Multiple Select

Check ALL the examples of MATTER

• water

• air

• gold

• carbon dioxide (gas)

• pencil lead