Final answer:
The tightly-held particles with little movement indicate that the picture represents a solid, which has a definite volume and shape due to the strong intermolecular forces keeping the particles in a fixed arrangement. Option 3 is correct.
Step-by-step explanation:
The particles in the picture are tightly held together and have little movement, indicating that the picture represents a solid. In a solid, atoms or molecules are always in close contact with neighboring particles and held in place by forces, often thought of as springs, as depicted in Figure 14.2.
These forces keep the constituents of a solid in a fixed arrangement, giving the solid a definite volume and shape that is independent of the container in which it is placed. Unlike solids, particles in a liquid can slide over one another and while they have a definite volume, they conform to the shape of their container.
In contrast, gas particles are separated by distances much larger than their size and can move about freely; a gas will fill the entirety of its container, having neither definite shape nor volume. Moreover, while plasma is a fourth state of matter where positively and negatively charged particles are free to move, it is not commonly encountered on Earth under normal conditions.