Solids & Their Properties

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Solids & Their Properties

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Matterling — Solids & Their Properties Solid Stack Yard

Hi!

I'm Matterling.

Welcome to Solid Stack Yard!

Will you help me investigate solids & their properties?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

A solid has its own shape and volume under ordinary conditions.

Solids can still bend, stretch or break when forces act.

Must every solid be hard and rigid?

  • A. Yes
  • B. Only if it is flexible
  • C. No

The answer is C: No

Hardness, flexibility and texture vary among solids.

A flexible rubber strip is still solid;

hardness does not define the entire state.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

Hardness, flexibility and texture vary among solids.

A flexible rubber strip is still solid;

hardness does not define the entire state.

Which material fits a flexible strap?

  • A. A liquid puddle
  • B. The bendable strip
  • C. The rigid block

The answer is B: The bendable strip

Our table lists a rigid block and a bendable strip.

For a flexible strap, the strip fits the requirement better

while both remain solid materials.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our table lists a rigid block and a bendable strip.

For a flexible strap, the strip fits the requirement better

while both remain solid materials.

What do both samples have in ordinary conditions?

  • A. Their own volume and shape
  • B. No occupied space
  • C. No mass

The answer is A: Their own volume and shape

A solid has its own shape and volume under ordinary conditions.

Solids can still bend, stretch or break when forces act.

Nice investigating!

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A solid has its own shape and volume under ordinary conditions.

Hardness, flexibility and texture vary among solids.

Our table lists a rigid block and a bendable strip.

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