matter

A state of not being important or having little effect

A small detail that does not matter

Whatever happens, it makes no difference

To say that something is true, often when it is surprising

Whatever the situation, the action or result stays the same

It is also true of something just mentioned

A question asking why someone is upset or not feeling well

It will certainly happen, but you do not know when

A phrase that says something will happen despite problems

Something is true whatever way it happens

A very serious situation where someone may die

The most important part of a problem or discussion

Done regularly without extra thought

The most important part of a problem or discussion

Whatever the result, it does not change what someone does or feels

A fact stays true whatever way you look at it

A question about what really happened that the jury must decide

The main topic a talk, book, or picture is about

An invisible substance that does not give off or take in light and pulls things by gravity

Calm and direct about facts without strong feeling

Solid waste that leaves the body after it digests food

An issue a judge decides about how the law applies

Something that people expect to happen without special effort

Tissue in the brain and spinal cord that carries messages between different brain areas

The darker part of the brain and spinal cord containing nerve cells or used to mean being smart

Tiny solid or liquid pieces in the air that can harm health

A form that a substance can take, like solid, liquid, or gas

The idea that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a closed system but only changes form

Sections at the end of a book that give extra information like appendices and an index

Pages at the start of a book, like the title page and table of contents

Parts of plants, such as leaves and stems, that can rot

Written pages after the main text that give extra information, like an index or a list of sources

A block of information at the start of a digital file that gives title and date for website tools

A rule that matter cannot be made or destroyed in a closed container, so the total amount stays the same

Happening in a normal, expected way

Pictures like photographs, drawings, or charts in a book that are not written words

Pictures like photos and drawings in a text that explain or decorate it

Information shown in a table using rows and columns

The written words in a book or article, not the pictures

Things people throw away because they are not useful

Text to be printed or published without pictures