| Pamela Gunter | |||
| Comparing Matter | |||
| Solids | Liquids | Gases | |
| Examples | chair, ice, computer | Water, tea, Rain, | Air, Oxygen, Helium |
| Shape | Doesn't Change Shape | Takes on Shape of Container | Has No Shape |
| Feels Like | Can't poke finger through | Can poke finger through | Can poke finger through |
| Movement of Particals | Little or None | Some | Lots |
| Space between Particals | Little or None | Some | Lots |
| Usually changes by | Heating | heating or cooling | Cooling |