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Liquids

Stream flowing between two hills
Stream flowing between two hills
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Some animals (animals are solid) live in the water (water is a liquid) and can swim through it because the water moves around them as they swim. Dolphins still come up for air to breath.
Some animals (animals are solid) live in the water (water is a liquid) and can swim through it because the water moves around them as they swim. Dolphins still come up for air to breath.
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Liquids flow and take the shape of whatever container they are in.

Water in a glass, rain in a puddle, milk, and honey are all liquids.

Streams and rivers are created when water flows to the lowest part of the land and keeps going until it finds a lake to fill up or reaches the sea.

How to identify:Unidentified

It doesn't have its own shape. It flows and takes the shape of the bottom of its container.

💡 Fun Facts

  • Liquids are "runny," but some liquids are runnier than others. Water is very runny, but treacle flows very slowly.
  • The particles in a liquid are close together but can wiggle and slide past each other, which is why liquids can flow.
  • No matter what shape container you pour it into, a liquid always takes up the same amount of space (volume).