What is Matter?
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. Everything you can see, touch, or feel is made of matter — like water, air, rocks, and even your body! Matter exists in different states, such as solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.

What is Energy?
Energy is the ability to do work or cause change. It doesn’t have mass or take up space, but it makes things happen! For example, energy makes cars move, lights shine, and plants grow. Some common forms of energy include heat, light, sound, and electricity.

Similarities:

• Both matter and energy are part of the physical universe.

• They interact with each other. For example, energy can change the state of matter — heating ice (matter) turns it into water.

• Matter can store energy. A stretched rubber band has stored energy that makes it snap back when released.

Differences:

• Matter has mass and takes up space, but energy does not.

• Matter exists as particles (like atoms and molecules), while energy comes in forms like heat, light, and sound.

• Energy can move through matter. For example, sound energy travels through the air, and sunlight passes through glass.

In short, matter is "stuff," while energy is what makes stuff move, change, or interact!