* Earth: The ground, air, water, and everything around us is made of matter.
* The Universe: Stars, planets, galaxies, and even the vast emptiness of space contains matter (though it's very thin in some places).
* Living Things: Plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria are all made of matter.
* Non-living things: Rocks, water, air, and even light are forms of matter.
Matter exists in different states:
* Solid: Has a definite shape and volume (e.g., a rock, a table)
* Liquid: Has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container (e.g., water, oil)
* Gas: Has no definite shape or volume, it expands to fill its container (e.g., air, oxygen)
* Plasma: A superheated, ionized gas (e.g., the sun, lightning)
So, to answer your question more concisely, matter is everywhere around us, in all its different forms.
