Solid Gas Liquid

Shape Fixed Follow the shape of Follow the shape of

the container the container
Compressed Cannot be Can be compressed Cannot be
compressed compressed
Volume Fixed Not fixed Fixed
Flow Cannot flow Can flow Can flow
Particles diagram

Particle arrangement Tightly pack, close Far apart, not Loosely packed but
with each other => touching each other touch with each other
fixed shape => do not have fixed => do not have fixed
shape shape
Attraction force Strong => cannot flow Weak / no attraction Weak enough for
force => easily flow them to flow but
strong enough to hold
them together => flow
Movement of particles Vibrate Move freely / quickly Move past each other
/ slides over each
other