States of Matter Poster
Emily Horn
Solids
Definition
firm and stable in shapeDetails
1) The molecules are packed closely together
2)Low kinetic energy because the molecules don't have room to move
3)Definite shape
Examples
1) an object
2) a human
Liquids
a phase of matter in which atoms or molecules can move freely while remaining in contact with one another
Details
1) No definite shape (takes the shape of container)
2)Medium kinetic energy
3)Definite volume
Examples
1) Water
2) Soda
Gases
an air like fluid substance which expands freely to fill any space available
Details
1)No fixed volume
2)High kinetic volume
3)molecules are far apart
Examples
1)Helium in balloons
2)Fumes from volcanoes
Plasma
an electrically charged gas
Details
1)Particles have extremely large amounts of energy
2)Can be thought of as a gas consisting of electrons instead of atoms
3)Most common phase of matter in the universe
Example
1)Lightning
2)neon signs
Bose Einstein Condensate
is a state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to temperatures very close to absolute zero
Details
1)Einstein predicted this state of matter in the 1920s
2)Groups of atoms behave as though they are a single particle
3)It exists only at extremely low temperatures
Examples
1)A boson cooled to absolute zero
2)A new form of matter cooled to absolute zero