Inorganic Matter

Types of matter

solid, liquid, gas, plasma

ice, water, steam

Qualities of matter

dense, elastic, fragile, hard, rare, rigid, soft

friction, mass, texture, weight

Elements

Chemical elements

H, He, Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F, Ne, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, Ar, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Se, Br, Kr, Cs, Ba, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Tl, Pb, Bi, Po, At, Rn

Natural matter

air, clay, coal, diamond, dirt, dust, gem, lava, metal, resin, rubber, salt, sand, slime, stone, wood, wool

Synthethic and artificial materials

brick, concrete, fabric, fibre, filament, glass, ink, jelly, leather, paper, rubber, silk, solution, steel

Natural phenomena

electricity, fire, rain, storm, wave, wind

Natural formations

Geological formations

bank, bay, beach, cape, cave, cliff, cloud, continent, forest, island, lake, land, mountain, ocean, reef, river, road, sea, shore, sky, soil, valley

Cosmic bodies

asteroid, comet, galaxy, moon, star, sun

planet: mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, pluto