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2 Matter and Change
Chapter Outline
2.1 Properties of Matter
2.2 CLASSIFICATION OFMATTER
2.3 CHANGES INMATTER
2.4 REFERENCES
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. Matter is everywhere. The air we breathe, the water we drink,
the food we eat, and the ground we walk on are all comprised of matter. Matter can take on a variety of different
forms which all have a variety of different properties. In this chapter, we will introduce the characteristics of matter
and study how these characteristics vary in different types of matter.
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