States of Matter

What’s matter?

Everything in the universe that has

mass and takes up space.

What are the states of matter?

Solid, Liquid, and Gas

Solid

Definite shape

and has definite volume

Molecules of a Solid

packed tightly together

Liquid

No definite shape but

has a definite volume

Molecules of a liquid

Loosely packed

Gas

No definite shape and no definite volume

Molecules of a liquid

A few molecules that move

around quickly