Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Matter is anything that has _________ and _________.

The smallest particles of matter are __________.

Which of these will flow and fill up any shape of container?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• cats

What is a solid?

• particles that are tightly compacted

• particles that are not tightly compacted

what is a liquid?

• a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume

• a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely

• firm and stable in shape

what is a gas?

• a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container

• the basic unit of a chemical element

• an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.

Molecules are always moving no matter what phase they are in: solid, liquid, gas.

• True

• False