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Matter
Matter - Introduction

Matter
Matter


Matter - Introduction
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Print Matter - Introduction Reading Comprehension


Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 6 to 8
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   6.48

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    solubility, viscosity, alchemy, squashed, worthless, diamond-shaped, elasticity, nugget, buoyancy, hardness, knowing, mining, density, definition, mass, helium
     content words:    Happy Birthday


Matter - Introduction
By Sharon Fabian
  

1     A long time ago, some people got the idea to use science to change worthless metals into gold! Their "science" was called alchemy. Then some other people proved that it just wasn't possible. Science may be amazing, but it can't really cause miracles. You can't change a cheap metal into gold. Science and nature have their own rules which are not to be broken!
 
2     Gold, iron, tin, and other objects and materials are what scientists call matter. One definition of matter is anything that takes up space. So elephants and hippos are made of matter. So are ants and fleas. Rocks, trees, clouds, and water are, too. Ocean liners, diamond rings, iron nails, plastic Easter eggs, milkshakes, and the helium in a happy birthday balloon are all made of matter.
 
3     Just like other fields of science, the study of matter has rules. The branch of science that studies all of the rules involving matter is called chemistry.

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Matter
             Matter


Science
             Science


    Careers in Science  
 
    Caring for Earth  
 
    Clouds  
 
    Dinosaurs  
 
    Earth's Land  
 
    Earth  
 
    Earthquakes  
 
    Electricity  
 
    Energy  
 
    Erosion  
 
    Food Pyramid  
 
    Food Webs and Food Chain  
 
    Forces and Motion  
 
    Fossils  
 
    Health and Nutrition  
 
    How Things Work  
 
    Landforms  
 
    Life Science  
 
    Light  
 
    Magnets  
 
    Matter  
 
 
    Moon  
 
    Natural Disasters  
 
    Photosynthesis  
 
    Plant and Animal Cells  
 
    Plants  
 
    Rocks and Minerals  
 
    Science Process Skills  
 
    Scientific Notation  
 
    Seasons  
 
    Simple Machines  
 
    Soil  
 
    Solar System  
 
    Sound  
 
    Space and Stars  
 
    Sun  
 
    Tsunami  
 
    Volcanoes  
 
    Water Cycle  
 
    Water  
 
    Weather  
 



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