4 States of Matter Properties - Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma

4 States of Matter	Solid	Liquid	Gas	Plasma
Volume/ Mass/ Density	Definite Volume Definite Mass Definite Density	Definite Volume Definite Mass Definite Density	Changes volume Definite mass Changes density	Changes volume Definite mass Changes density
Shape	Definite shape 00000 00000 00000	Changes shape ..000... 0000000	0 .......0...... 0 .....0 ..............0 0 0 Changes shape 0.... ..0... 0 0 ..................0 0	.......0...... .....0 ..............0 Changes shape 0... ... 0 0 .............. 0
Relative position of atoms	Fairly stationary Locked in place Tightly packed	Not fixed, not locked Free flowing Loosely packed	Relatively distant to other atoms	Relatively distant to other atoms
Movement and collisions	Vibrate in place	Roll or slide over each other. A few collisions	Bounce and collide	Fairly fast Electrons stripped
Energy	Low	Medium	High	Extremely high
Examples Rock	Rock, paper, scissors	Water, juice, tea	Oxygen, hydrogen, water vapor	Star, lightening, incandescent bulb
Compressibility force or pressure required	High	Little		extreme pressure - stars - gravity, magnetic
Measured with	Cubic meters...	Liter, ml, qt. Gal.	Cubic ...