What is described as anything that has mass and takes up spaces?

Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

Properties of Matter

Matter is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space. The mass of an object is the amount of matter that the object contains.

A substance is matter that has a uniform and definite composition.

*contains only one kind of matter

ex. Water, oxygen. Sucrose

All samples of substances have the same physical properties.

*a quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance's composition

ex. Color, solubility, odor, density, mp