States of Matter in 3D
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Particle simulation
Water at −15 °C is a solid (ice).
- Particles
- Packed tightly in a pattern
- Motion
- Vibrate in place
- Shape
- Keeps its own shape
- Volume
- Fixed
40 particles
Phase changes
| State | Shape | Volume | Particles | Motion | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid | Keeps its own shape | Fixed | Packed tightly in a pattern | Vibrate in place | Ice, a rock, a pencil |
| Liquid | Takes the shape of its container | Fixed | Close together, not in a pattern | Slide past each other | Water, milk, juice |
| Gas | Fills its whole container | Fills its whole container | Far apart | Move fast in all directions | Steam, air, helium in a balloon |