Question

most of the substances around you exist in three common states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
in each state of matter, the particles in a substance behave in a different way:

• in a solid, particles are packed together tightly.
• in a liquid, particles are also close together, but they are able to slide past one another.
• in a gas, particles are spread far apart, and they move quickly.

match each state of matter to the correct diagram.
solid gas liquid

Explanation:

Recall the particle - arrangement characteristics of each state of matter. Solids have tightly - packed particles, liquids have particles close together but able to slide, and gases have far - apart particles. Match these descriptions to the diagrams.

Answer:

solid: first diagram (tightly - packed particles); gas: second diagram (particles spread far apart); liquid: third diagram (particles close together and able to slide)