Matter in our surroundings Can you say what is surrounding? Everything around us is surrounding. If we look around us, we can see different things. So, tell me what you can see in your surroundings: a table, chair, fan, door, and books. These all are matters. Also, all these have some mass and volume. They occupy some space. Anything which occupies space and has mass is called matter. Matters have both mass and volume. Example- table, chair, water, air, etc Physical nature of matter Matter is made up of particles. These particles are extremely small and can not be seen by our naked eyes. They are small beyond our imagination. Characteristics of particles of matter Particles of matter have space between them. Particles of matter are continuously moving. Particles of matter attract each other. Particles of matter possess kinetic energy. As the temperature rises, particles move faster. The kinetic energy of particles increases with the increase in temperature. The intermixing of particles...