The States of Matter

The four states of matter

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Plasma

Solid

• Solids have a definite shape and volume.
• The particles in a solid are tightly compact.
• Attraction between particles are very strong.
• In a solid particles can't move from one place to another.

Liquid

• Solids have a definite volume
• They don't have a definite shape
• The particle arrangement, they aren't as tightly packed but are able to mov
• The forces of attraction between a liquids particles is less than a solids
• The viscosity of a liquid named water is .894

Gas

• The particles in gas are spread all out
• The attraction between the particles are weak
• It has no definite shape or volume
• Pure gases are made up of one atom 

Plasma

• The particles are not close together 
• The attraction between the particles is weak also
• No definite shape or volume
• The Northern Lights are a type of plasma 

How the matter changes states

• When heat is added or taken away

Why are there different kinds of matter?

• There are different kinds of matter to keep everything
• In the universe in order