Matter

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Illustration from a thirteenth-century encyclopedic work showing the Christ standing on the Earth with the 4 elements (earth, water, air, fire).

Matter is the physical designation for all material, which possesses mass and occupies space. It is substance of which physical objects are composed. Matter consists fundamentally of protons, neutrons and electrons, which together make up all existing atoms. It is believed that God created all matter on the first day of creation.

Phases and States of Matter

Main Article: State of matter

Matter can exist in many different forms, some of them are listed below:

Solid

A solid retains its own shape and volume and does not "flow."

Liquid

A liquid retains its own volume, but takes the shape of its container.

Gas

A gas takes the size and shape of its container.

Fluid

A fluid is either a liquid or a gas.

Plasma

Plasma is a special state of a very hot chemical element whose atoms are completely stripped of their electrons. Plasma is recognized as a separate state because it has properties that distinguish it even from gas.

Bose–Einstein Condensate

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