Race Strategy: Three Forms of Matter

Matter is all around us. In fact, if you are reading this on a piece of paper, you are holding matter in your hands! If you are reading this on a computer screen, you are looking at matter. Matter is any object that takes up space and has mass. Matter is made up of atoms and molecules. These molecules do not change, but the way they move around does. When the atoms and molecules of matter change, it can take different forms. These three forms are solids, liquids, and gasses. An example of water in solid form is ice. Solids are anything that can hold its own shape. Its particles are packed together tightly and do not move or slide past each other. Other examples of solids are books, bottles, furniture, etc. Particles in liquids are not packed together as tightly and are able to move and slide around past each other. Milk, juice, and soda are examples of liquids.