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Egg
Alien Cupcake
Hello my dear alien cupcake, Tis' your friend the brown egg. When you last visited me, you asked me what was matter. This letter to you is to explain what matter really is... Matter is anything that takes up space. You are matter, for example. Matter has mass and volume, and since it has both, matter also has density. You might be befuddled at the moment so let me explain. Mass, which is measured in grams, is how much space something takes up. An elephant has much more mass that I. Volume, which is measured in mililiters, is how closely pack the molecules in the object with mass are. Density is the relationship between mass aand volume and is measured in g/mL. An easy formula to find the density of an object is Density=Mass/Volume. Matter can also be seperate into two major groups, substance and mixture. Substance is matter that cannot be seperated by physical means (i.e.: melting, boiling, cooling, straining). A substance can have only one type of matter, which would be called an element, or two or more types of matter, called a compound. A mixture is a type of matter that CAN be seperated by physical means. Mixtures are also catergorized. There is a homogenous mixture and a heterogenous mixture. Homogenous mixtures are the same through out. They can have samples from different areas and the samples would be the same. Some examples are mayo, marshmellow, and an unopened Coke. Heterogenous mixtures are not the same throught out. They may have samples from different areas that are made of different materials. Some examples are muddy water, itailian dressing, and salt and pepper seasoning. These two mixtures can be seperated even furthur. A homogenous mixture can be seperated into a colliod and a solution. A heterogenous mixture can be reduced into a suspension. I am matter, myself. I have different quailties from other matter, same as you. I am not that hard, meaning it would not take much to break my shell. I do not have elasticity, which would mean I can not stretch very well (I can't even touch my toes!). I can break very easily, so I'm brittle, common in nonmetals. I am defenatily not malleaible (being able to be hammered into thin sheets). And last but not least, I have almost no tensile strength. I can't be pulled or I will break like Humpty Dumpty. Ah, and also, I'm very close to hatching! I do hope I look like Aunt Jenny. She's very pretty. I've enclosed a picture of her for you. Have fun exploring the Milky Way! -Mini Poultry
This is Aunt Jenny. Isn't she pretty?
Aunt Jenny
Letter to a Friend
From clouds to old motorcycles, it's matter.
MATTER!!!
