Types of matter

Joel Costilla

Mrs. Troester

English 8 – Classification Essay

April 7, 2017

Types of matter

            Where would we be without matter? I sometimes think about it but don’t go to deep in. Some might be wondering what matter is. Well matter is everything, it’s the earth, me, and you; it’s everything. Matter can be broken down into solid, liquid, and gas with all of them having unique properties.

            One of the most common type of matter to spot is solid. Solid are things like books, tables, and pencils. They have definite shape and volume. Solids are everywhere there is not a single place where a solid cannot be found. The atom of a solids is compact; they move but not that much. The only way that solids lose their shape is when you start to heat them up and they melt then turn into a liquid. The atoms of the solid start to get hot and move around more.

            Another type of matter is liquids. They can move freely. Some liquids are water, apple juice, and milk. They have a definite volume but not shape. Liquids take up the shape they are given for example if I put water in a cup the water takes up the shape. The atoms of a liquid are not compact like a solid but move more freely. It’s because they don’t have to keep the same shape. If I took that cup of water and dumped it out, the water would come out and spread as far as it could.

            Last but not least is, gases are one the types of matter that is not as common as the other two. Some gases are air, steam, and smoke. A unique property that gas has is it doesn’t have is a definite shape or volume. Gases are important. Without gases people wouldn’t breathe and other things would die, too. Gases move very fast because the atoms of a gas are spread out not compacted together like a solid. Just like if I took water on a fire the steam comes up very fast.

            In the end without matter nothing would be here, making matter such an important part. I don’t even know how the world would look without matter. The first that come up in my mind is just a blank white space, and that’s it just white space. Matter is a simple topic that people can understand pretty easily.