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Define matter and provide examples of matter from the text.
Matter is anything that has weight and occupies space. Examples of matter from the text include chair, air, smell, almonds, cold-drink, and smell of perfume.
Explain why the smell of hot sizzling food reaches you several meters away, but to get the smell from cold food you have to go close.
The smell of hot sizzling food reaches you several meters away because evaporation is directly proportional to temperature. Hot food evaporates easily and the diffusion of hot food vapor with air becomes very fast. On the other hand, cold food evaporates at a slower rate, so you have to go close to it to smell it.
What property of matter does the observation of a diver cutting through water in a swimming pool demonstrate?
The observation of a diver cutting through water in a swimming pool demonstrates that matter has space between its particles.
Explain why thought is considered matter or non-matter based on the definition provided in the text.
Thought is not considered matter based on the definition provided in the text because it does not have weight and does not occupy space.
Give an example of a non-matter from the text and explain why it is not considered matter.
Love is an example of a non-matter mentioned in the text. Love is not considered matter because it does not have weight and does not occupy space.
Test your knowledge on the concept of matter with this quiz! Explore questions on what constitutes matter and identify examples of matter in our surroundings. Challenge yourself to see how well you understand the different properties of matter.
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