Matter

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🧪 E-Note on Matter

Subject: Basic Science
Class: Primary Five

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🔹 Meaning of Matter

Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space.
This means everything around us — the chair you sit on, the water you drink, and the air you breathe — is matter because they all have weight and take up space.

Examples of matter: Book, Water, Air, Stone, Food, Bag, Table.

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🔹 States of Matter

There are three main states of matter:

1. Solid

   • Has a fixed shape and size.

   • You can hold it.

   • Examples: Stone, Book, Chair, Ice, Pencil.

2. Liquid

   • Has a fixed size (volume) but no fixed shape.

   • It takes the shape of the container.

   • Examples: Water, Oil, Milk, Juice.

3. Gas

   • Has no fixed shape and no fixed size.

   • It spreads everywhere and can be felt but not always seen.

   • Examples: Air, Oxygen, Cooking Gas, Steam.

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🔹 Differences Between Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Feature	Solid	Liquid	Gas
Shape	Fixed	No fixed shape	No fixed shape
Volume	Fixed	Fixed	No fixed volume
Example	Stone	Water	Air

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🔹 Importance of Matter

• Everything we use or touch is made of matter.

• Matter helps us in our daily life — we eat, wear, and build with matter.

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🔹 Quick Check

1. What is matter?

2. Mention the three states of matter.

3. Give one example of each state of matter.

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🧠 Remember:

“Matter is everywhere — in the air, in your food, and even in you!” 🌍

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🧪 Objective Questions on Matter

1. What is matter?
A. Anything that has color
B. Anything that has mass and occupies space
C. Anything that can move
D. Anything that shines

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2. Which of the following is NOT matter?
A. Air
B. Water
C. Sound
D. Book

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3. Which of these is a solid?
A. Milk
B. Stone
C. Steam
D. Oil

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4. A liquid has _______.
A. Fixed shape and fixed volume
B. No fixed shape but fixed volume
C. Fixed shape but no fixed volume
D. No shape and no volume

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5. Which of these is an example of a gas?
A. Water
B. Oxygen
C. Ice
D. Sugar

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6. Which of these statements is true about solids?
A. Solids can flow easily
B. Solids have no fixed shape
C. Solids have a fixed shape and volume
D. Solids spread easily

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7. Which of the following takes the shape of its container?
A. Stone
B. Air
C. Water
D. Book

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8. The air we breathe is an example of _______.
A. Liquid
B. Gas
C. Solid
D. Metal

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9. Which of these can be seen and touched?
A. Oxygen
B. Steam
C. Table
D. Wind

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10. Which of the following shows the three states of matter correctly?
A. Solid, Oil, Wind
B. Stone, Water, Air
C. Rock, Rain, Smoke
D. Book, Juice, Fire

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✅ Answer Key

1. B

2. C

3. B

4. B

5. B

6. C

7. C

8. B

9. C

10. B