States of Matter Properties of solid Properties of liquid Properties of a gas Solids have a fixed Liquids take the A gas has no fixed shape of the volume (it fills the container they’re in container it is in) Solids have a fixed volume Liquids have a A gas has no fixed volume shape (it takes the shape of its Solids cannot be Liquids cannot be container) compressed compressed A gas can be in a solid are in a liquid are compressed arranged in an not orderly and are orderly fashion farther apart than a Atoms in a gas are close together a solid disordered and far apart Atoms in a solid are Atoms in a liquid in a state of are moving faster Atoms in a gas are vibration than a solid but moving very fast slower than a gas Examples of a solid: Examples of a gas: Brick, piece of Examples of a wood liquid: Air, helium in a balloon Water, apple juice
States of Matter Properties of solid Properties of liquid Properties of a gas Solids have a fixed shape Solids have a fixed volume Solids cannot be compressed in a solid are arranged in an orderly fashion close together a Atoms in a solid are in a state of vibration Examples of a solid: Brick, piece of wood Liquids take the of the container they’re in Liquids have a volume Liquids cannot be compressed in a liquid are not orderly and are farther apart than a solid Atoms in a liquid are moving faster than a solid but slower than a gas Examples of a liquid: Water, apple juice A gas has no fixed volume (it fills the container it is in) A gas has no fixed shape (it takes the shape of its container) A gas can be compressed Atoms in a gas are disordered and far apart Atoms in a gas are moving very fast Examples of a gas: Air, helium in a balloon