What is Matter Made Of?

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Objective

I can describe how matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Matter is anything in the universe that has mass and takes up space.

  2. 2

    Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.

  3. 3

    All matter is made of tiny particles called atoms, which are too small to see without special equipment.

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Practice

12 questions

1

What two properties must something have to be considered matter?

2

Which of the following has more mass?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Draw a tiny dot on a piece of paper. Explain how many atoms could fit inside that dot and what this tells us about matter.

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