A.ICE CUBES
B. Glass of WATER C.VAPOR from a llot Coffee
Q1. What states of matter are shown in the illustration above?
a.
b.
c.
Q2. How do you describe the shape of each sample of matter? Do the ice cubes
have a definite shape? How about the water? How about the vapor?
Q3. Suppose you inflate a balloon, do the air particles take now the shape of the
balloon? Did the air particles change in shape?
Q4. Look at figure A again, what do you think makes a solid to have its shape?
Does it have something to do with its particles? How do you describe the
particles of a solid?