the stone, water, and air in the balloons and observe the changes in th Based on your observations, answer the following questions: a. What happened to the shape of the stone when you pressed it? b. What happened to the shape of the liquid when you pressed it? c. What happened to the shape of the gas in the balloon when you pres d. What shape do solid, liquid, and gas have? Solid Liquid Gas - e. How similar or different is the shape of the three states of matter?
Answer (1)
a. The stone’s shape did not change when pressed.b. The liquid changed shape to fit the container but kept its volume.c. The gas changed shape and volume to fill the balloon.d.Solid: definite shape and volumeLiquid: no definite shape, definite volumeGas: no definite shape or volumee. Solids keep their shape, liquids take the shape of their container, and gases fill any space available.
