3 STATES OF MATTER

Mackenzie Blair 8th grade

GASES• Gases- An air like liquid

that expands freely to fill any available space.

• The particles are fast. They are so fast they slip from each other so they roam freely past each other.

• Ex: Like people running around in a gym.

• Has no definite shape or volume.

EXAMPLES OF GASES

1. Smoke

2. Helium

3. Oxygen

4. Carbon Dioxide

5. hydrogen

LIQUIDS• Liquid- the state of

matter that has a definite volume but takes on the same shape of its container.

• The particles move fast enough to overcome the attraction between some of the particles.

• All liquids have something called surface tension.

SURFACE TENSION• Every single liquid has

surface tension.• Surface tension- a force

that holds together particles at the surface of a liquid.

• Surface tension causes some liquid to form spherical drops.

• Ex: Rain drops

Examples of liquids

1. Water

2. Coffee

3. Paint

4. Oil

5. Acid

SOLIDS• Solid- The state of matter

that had a definite shape and volume.

• The particles are very close together and vibrate.

• There are two types of solids.

TWO TYPES OF SOLIDS

Crystalline Amorphous• Orderly

• Particles in a

repeating

pattern of rows

• Particles don’t

move around

• Ex: iron,

diamond, ice

• Particles have no

special

arrangement

• Particles don’t

move around

• Ex: glass, rubber,

wax

EXAMPLES OF SOLIDS

1. Bacon

2. Cheese

3. Toilet paper

4. Cats

5. Ice

CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE AND STATE

Solid

-20

0

Liqu

id

Gas

Melting

Evaporate

100

Temperatures in Celsius