2007-01-11 12:56:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
my guess is this is a bonus question for your physics class. and matter has nothing to do with mass, but energy. Anything that has energy, whether kinetic or potential energy is matter.
2007-01-11 13:46:27 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor Smith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal matter is composed of various mixtures of molecules composed of various elements. Elements are composed of some mixture of protons, electrons and neutrons. These are composed of various sub-atomic particles like quarks. These may be composed of things that are now considered loops or strings, but in actuality we don't know.
The second answerer isn't correct in that anti-matter will have mass, but is not the same as "normal" matter.
2007-01-11 21:00:06 · answer #2 · answered by BigPappa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what matters to me
2007-01-11 20:59:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
nothing is the matter, what's a matter with you?
2007-01-11 21:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by know_it_all_NOT 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing is matter, what is matter with you?
Oh, THAT matter... condensed energy of course.
2007-01-11 21:00:44 · answer #5 · answered by loon_mallet_wielder 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
matter is basicly mass, anything and everything that takes up space.
2007-01-11 21:04:26 · answer #6 · answered by brainlessjr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
short answer: matter is anything that has mass and volumn.
2007-01-11 21:01:08 · answer #7 · answered by 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm... this is halfway into philosophy, but suffice it to say that anything that has mass is matter.
2007-01-11 20:59:36 · answer #8 · answered by Mastronaut 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anything with a physical form.
2007-01-11 21:00:20 · answer #9 · answered by flyingbirdyaws 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋