This document is a school project on matter and its states by a 9th grade student named Jyoti Kumari. It defines matter as anything that has mass and takes up space, and discusses the three states of matter - solid, liquid, and gas. It explains the characteristics of each state in terms of intermolecular forces and kinetic energy of particles. The document also covers topics like temperature, the units used to measure it, melting point, boiling point, evaporation, the factors that affect evaporation, and some sample questions related to these concepts.