STATES OF MATTER

GAS

• molecules move freely and are independent of each other.
• Ex: carbon dioxide and nitrogen

GAS

GAS

SOLID

• The molecules in solids are closely bound together, they can only vibrate.
• Ex: a rock and wood

SOLID

SOLID

LIQUID

• It is settled between solid and gas. Liquid has an almost-fixed volume, but no set shape
• Ex: water and blood

LIQUID

LIQUID

PLASMA

• Plasma has neither a definite volume nor a definite shape.
• Ex: flames and lightning

PLASMA

PLASMA

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

• Two examples of a plasma?
• The sun and an aurora
• What do the molecules do in a gas?
• molecules move freely and are independent of each other.