EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Solids. In the solid state, the individual particles of a substance are in fixed positions with respect to each other because there is not enough thermal energy to overcome the intermolecular interactions between the particles. As a result, solids have a definite shape and volume.

Detailed explanation-2: -Molecules in the solid state have the least amount of energy, whereas gaseous particles have the most. The average kinetic energy of the particles is measured by the temperature of a material.

Detailed explanation-3: -The particles that form a liquid are relatively close together, but not as close together as the particles in the corresponding solid. The particles in a liquid have more kinetic energy than the particles in the corresponding solid.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because solids are tightly packed and vibrate in place, they have the lowest kinetic energy. Because liquids have a larger kinetic energy than solids, the particles slide past one other. Because gases have the most kinetic energy, they float in the air.

Detailed explanation-5: -Solid: Has the least kinetic energy. Molecules move slower than those of a liquid or gas. Liquid: Has more kinetic energy than a solid but less than a gas. Molecules move faster than those of a solid but slower than those of a gas. Gas: Has the most kinetic energy.