States Of Matter

Imagine trying to pack for a vacation with a suitcase that's too small for everything you want to bring. This dilemma is similar to how matter behaves in different states: solid, liquid, and gas, each fitting into the space in its unique way. Just like your clothes can be tightly packed and take a fixed shape in the suitcase (solid), loosely packed to fill available space (liquid), or even spread out freely if you didn't have a suitcase (gas), matter in its various states adapts to its container and available space based on how its particles are arranged and move.