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Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

the matter from which a thing is or can be made.

When two or more of certain types of atoms combine chemically, they form a molecule. A molecule is a new particle different than the atoms by themselves.

A particle is a very small piece of matter. All matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Atom is a very small particle. Everything in the universe is made of atoms, they are building blocks of matter.

join or be joined securely to something else

a state in which matter will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape

a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.

firm and stable in shape

Matter that has specific components and properties (physical feature).