Matter is __________.
a. the amount of energy contained within an object
b. a measure of the force gravity exerts on objects
c. something that has mass and occupies space
d. a measure of an object's inertial force
Matter is c) something that has mass and occupies space. Everything in our known universe takes up space, and everything is made up of matter. Matter as a concept is not something that can have any unit of measurement put upon it.