States of Matter There are three states or forms of matter ter – solids, liquids and gases. The properties perties es of each state of matter is different.
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Try This! Find a solid object in your classroom. Use your senses of sight and touch to describe the object to a classmate.
The pencils stay the same shape whether they are in the cup or the pencil case.
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The objects around you, desk, u, such as your yo y books and pens are solids. ids. Solids are matter that have a fixed shape volume. This means the ape and volume shape and volume does not change lume of a solid d when it is placed aced d in different containers. If you take a book between different ok and move it b containers, ers, its shape an and volume does not change. e. A rock is an example of a solid. Take a small examp exam rock ock and place it on a hard surface. Use you foot to press ress down dow on the rock. Notice that pressing down wn n on the rock does not change its shape or volume. v e. Solid e So matter cannot be compressed and doe does oes not change shape easily.
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Activities 10.2 – 10.3
