This document discusses the properties of matter and density. It defines matter as anything that has mass and takes up space. There are four phases or states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Solids have a fixed shape and volume, liquids take the shape of their container, gases have no definite shape or volume, and plasma is made up of charged particles. Density is defined as the amount of matter per unit volume and can be used to identify substances. Density can be calculated by dividing an object's mass by its volume. An object's density determines whether it will float or sink in water.