Science Form 1 443r37

Characteri stics State of matter

Solid

Arrangemen t of particles

Arranged closely in a regular pattern

-Not closely arranged -Do not have fixed positions

-Very far apart

Spaces Shape

Very small Has definite shape

Small Follows the shape of container

Big Follows the shape of container

Volume Density Compressibi lity Ability to flow

Liquid

Fixed High

Fills up container

Moderate

Low

Cannot be compressed Cannot flow (not fluid)

Mass

Gas

Easily compressed

From high level to low level

Flows in all directions

Has fixed mass

Movement of particles

Vibrate in fixed position

-Move randomly -Frequent collisions between particles

-Move randomly at high speed -Collisions between gas particles occur more frequently than those between liquid particles.

Kinetic energy

Less

More

A lot BROWNIAN MOVEMENT occurs (The random movement of particles)