Compare and contrast two of the cycles of matter?

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1. One of the main characteristics of solids is that they hold their own shape. Therefore, if you put a solid in a container, it will not change its shape. You can move the container all around and the solid will still not change its shape! Another characteristic of solids is that they are very difficult to compress. When you compress any type of matter, you are applying a force a certain amount of matter into a smaller space. If we take a closer look at the atoms of a solid, they are very close together and have very little energy.

2. One of the main characters of liquids is that they hold the shape of the container it is placed in. In other Words, it will fill up as much space of the container as it possibly can. Liquids are also difficult to compress. The atoms in a liquid are not as close together compared to a solid. Therefore, the energy of a liquid is much greater than a solid but less than that of a liquid.

3. One of the main characters of gases are that they they fill a container of any size or shape. Therefore, gas is everywhere! In fact, the gas that surrounds the earth is called the atmosphere. The atoms of a gas are really spread out and are full of energy. As a result, they are always zipping around.

4. Plasma is very similar to gases, but the atoms are different because they are made up of free elections and ions of the element. In fact, these electrons and ions have little or no order which why they are similar to gases. This is the most common phase of matter.