What is the characteristics of solid matter?

Answer 1

It has a definite volume and shape and cannot be compressed.

More information:

There are three types of matter, gas, liquid and solid. Gas matter have no definite volume, no definite shape and can be compressed. Liquid matter has a definite volume, no definite shape and cannot be compressed. Solid matter has a definite volume, a definite shape and cannot be compressed.

This is in the 'Cycles' Science subject, learnt normally at Primary/Grade 3/4 in Primary/Elementary schools.

Detailed information:

Gas:

Gas particles are very far apart from each other, mainly the reason why they can move freely everywhere.

Liquid:

Liquid particles are next to each other, they slide past each other, however, they cannot move freely, unlike gas particles.

Solid:

Solid particles are the most arranged particles of all. They can only shake a little in their current position, and cannot move around at all.

I hope this information will be helpful to you!!!:)

P.S. I am just a primary 5 student, eleven years old studying in a Singapore top primary school. My answer may not be very accurate, but all the same I hope it will help you/your child in his/her studies.

Answer 2

has a fixed mass, and can't take the shape of a container.