What are the common states of matter discussed in physics?

AnswerThe common states are solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. The state depends mainly on how much energy the particles have and how freely they move.

WHY IT MATTERS: State changes explain fuel vaporization, oxygen storage, and hydraulic behavior.
AIRCRAFT EXAMPLE: Cabin pressurization depends on gas behavior; hydraulics depend on liquid behavior.
MEMORY AID: SLGP: Solid–Liquid–Gas–Plasma.
EASA TIP: EASA may ask which state is compressible (gas) vs nearly incompressible (liquid).
DifficultyEasy
Lesson2.1.1 Nature of Matter
ModuleModule 2.1
TagsEasyModule 2.1States