States of Matter 1.1 understand the arrangement, movement and energy of the particles in each of the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas

Solids- 

As you can see, the spacing between particles is  extremely small and the are close together and touching one another. Solids have an regular and repeating pattern and vibrate in their fixed positions but do not move apart. They have strong forces between the particles, which is stronger than liquids and gases.


Liquids-

Liquids also have particles that are close together and touching each other, but their arrangement of particles is irregular. They move around and slide past each other. The forces between particles is not as strong as solids.

Gases

The is a large spacing between the gas particles and the arrangement is irregular. The particles move freely and constantly collide with each other. There are no forces between particles