Energy vs. Matter — What's the Difference?

The property of an object which can be transferred or transformed.

Any substance that occupies space and has mass.

A source of power, such as electricity or fuel.

Solid particles suspended in a liquid or gas.

Vitality or intensity of expression.

In classical physics and general chemistry, matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume. All everyday objects that can be touched are ultimately composed of atoms, which are made up of interacting subatomic particles, and in everyday as well as scientific usage, "matter" generally includes atoms and anything made up of them, and any particles (or combination of particles) that act as if they have both rest mass and volume.

Capacity to do work.

Physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy

Measurable quantity in physics, related to action and force.

A subject or situation under consideration

In physics, energy is the quantitative property that must be transferred to a body or physical system to perform work on the body, or to heat it. Energy is a conserved quantity; the law of conservation of energy states that energy can be converted in form, but not created or destroyed.

The reason for distress or a problem

The capacity for work or vigorous activity

The substance or content of a text as distinct from its style or form.

Also energies Exertion of vigor or power

Be important or significant

Vitality and intensity of expression

(of a wound) secrete or discharge pus.

(Informal) A nonphysical force or quality perceived as inhering in a particular place, person, or situation

That which occupies space and has mass; physical substance.

Usable heat or power

A type of such substance

A source of usable power, such as petroleum or coal.

Discharge or waste, such as pus or feces, from a living organism.

The capacity of a physical system to do work.

(Philosophy) In Aristotelian and Scholastic use, that which is in itself undifferentiated and formless and which, as the subject of change and development, receives form and becomes substance.

A form, amount, or level of this capacity

The substance of thought or expression as opposed to the manner in which it is stated or conveyed.

The impetus behind all motion and all activity.

A subject of concern, feeling, or action

The capacity to do work.

Trouble or difficulty

(physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.

An approximated quantity, amount, or extent

An intangible, modifiable force (often characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit; a vibe, a feeling, an impression. aura.}}

Something printed or otherwise set down in writing

The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.

To be of importance

A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.

(uncountable) Material; substance.

Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive.

(physics) The basic structural component of the universe, usually having mass and volume.

Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate.

(physics) Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.

Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; - said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full of energy.

A kind of substance.

Capacity for performing work.

Material, especially in books or magazines.

(physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;

(philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.

An exertion of force;

An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.

Enterprising or ambitious drive;

An approximate amount or extent.

An imaginative lively style (especially style of writing);

(obsolete) essence; pith; embodiment.

A healthy capacity for vigorous activity;

(obsolete) (The) inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.

The federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

To be important.

To care about, to mind; to find important.

To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.

That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment.

That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance.

That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme.

That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business.

Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; - chiefly in the phrases what matter? no matter, and the like.

Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.

Amount; quantity; portion; space; - often indefinite.

Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance.

That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; - opposed to form.

Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing.

To be of importance; to import; to signify.

To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.

To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.

That which has mass and occupies space;

A vaguely specified concern;

Some situation or event that is thought about;

A problem;

(used with negation) having consequence;

Written works (especially in books or magazines);

Have weight; have import, carry weight;

Physical material of the universe, made of atoms.

A subject or situation under consideration.

A reason, cause, or importance.

Energy provides the capacity to perform work or initiate change in a system.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed (Law of Conservation of Energy).

Yes, the mass of matter is conserved in a closed system.

Matter is composed of atoms or molecules.

Energy can be in the form of kinetic energy, representing the energy of motion.