What is matter?
~ Matter is something which all physical objects are believed to be made of -- it is a material substance that occupies space, possesses mass, and is made up mostly of atoms (basic unit of matter) which consists protons, neutrons, and electrons, that constitutes the observable universe.
~ State of matter is the distinction or the difference in forms of matter we can observe in our daily life. The 5 states of matter thus far are; solid, liquid, gas, plasma, and bose-einstein condensate.
Matters differ in characteristics, appearance and compositions. Written here are the basic differences in 3 most fundamental states of matter.
Solid - a matter which composed of rigid and closely packed particles -- particles move only via vibrations. Has definite shape and definite volume.
Liquid - particles can move back and forth, not too tightly packed -- has definite volume but with no definite shape.
Gas - the particles in gas are relatively far apart compared to solid and liquid, they're moving fast back and forth/side to side, and bouncing nonstop. Gas neither have definite shape nor volume, and is way compressible than solid and liquid.
