Question

Which of the following are matter? Chair, air, love, smell, hate, almonds, thought, cold, colddrink, smell of perfume.

NCERT Class 9th Science Ch 1 Matter in Our Surroundings

Answer 1

We know that anything that contain mass and occupy the mass is considered as matter. Now according to the definition the things that are classified in to matter are :
1. chair ⇒ yes contains mass and occupy space
2. air ⇒ has negligible mass but occupy space
3. almonds ⇒ yes contains mass and occupy space
4. cold drink ⇒ yes contains mass and occupy space
5. smell of perfume ⇒ is occupy space and even it contain little mass

Answer 2

Chair, air, smell, almonds, cold, colddrink, smell of perfume are matter.