Information on Solids, Liquids and Gases Solid Liquid Gas Atoms are touching. Atoms are close together. Atoms are far apart. Strong forces between atoms Forces are weaker than solid. Very weak forces between atoms. Atoms vibrate in the same place. Atoms Slide Past each other Randomly. Atoms Spread Out randomly in all directions. Fixed Shape. No Fixed Shape – Same shape as container. No Fixed Shape – Same shape as container. Atoms cannot flow Atoms can flow Atoms can flow Volume Fixed Volume Fixed Volume No Fixed Volume Compression Cannot be compressed. Cannot be compressed. Can be compressed. Solid Liquid Gas Atoms are touching. Atoms are close together. Atoms are far apart. Strong forces between atoms Forces are weaker than solid. Very weak forces between atoms. Atoms vibrate in the same place. Atoms Slide Past each other Randomly. Atoms Spread Out Randomly in all directions. Fixed Shape. No Fixed Shape – Same shape as container. No Fixed Shape – Same shape as container. Atoms cannot flow Atoms can flow Atoms can flow Volume Fixed Volume Fixed Volume No Fixed Volume Compression Cannot be compressed. Cannot be compressed. Can be compressed. Distance between atoms. Forces between atoms. How do atoms move? Shape of object Ability to flow Information on Solids, Liquids and Gases Distance between atoms. Forces between atoms. How do atoms move? Shape of object Ability to flow Information on Solids, Liquids and Gases Solid Liquid Gas Atoms are touching. Atoms are close together. Atoms are far apart. Strong forces between atoms Forces are weaker than solid. Very weak forces between atoms. Atoms vibrate in the same place. Atoms slide past each other. Atoms move randomly in all directions. Fixed Shape. No Fixed Shape. No Fixed Shape. Atoms cannot flow Atoms can flow Atoms can flow Volume Fixed Volume Fixed Volume No Fixed Volume Compression Cannot be compressed. Cannot be compressed. Can be compressed. Solid Liquid Gas Atoms are touching. Atoms are close together. Atoms are far apart. Strong forces between atoms Forces are weaker than solid. Very weak forces between atoms. Atoms vibrate in the same place. Atoms slide past each other. Atoms move randomly in all directions. Fixed Shape. No Fixed Shape. No Fixed Shape. Atoms cannot flow Atoms can flow Atoms can flow Volume Fixed Volume Fixed Volume No Fixed Volume Compression Cannot be compressed. Cannot be compressed. Can be compressed. Distance between atoms. Forces between atoms. How do atoms move? Shape of object Ability to flow Information on Solids, Liquids and Gases Distance between atoms. Forces between atoms. How do atoms move? Shape of object Ability to flow
