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Q: Why do objects appear bent in shape in a container of water?
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What is the shape of a liquid?

A liquid takes the shape of any solid that it is contained within. For example water within a square container will appear square, but water within a triangular container will appear triangular.


What happened to the shape of water as you poured it intothe containers?

The shape of water changed to fit the shape of the container it was poured into due to its property of taking the shape of its container.


What takes the shape of its container and has no defined shape?

water


What defines a liquid?

Something that takes the shape of the container it is in. E.g. Water takes the shape of the container which it is in.


What give water shape and volume?

The shape and volume of water are determined by the container it is in. Water takes the shape of its container due to its ability to adapt to its surroundings and fill the space available. Its volume is determined by the amount of water molecules present within the container.


When did scientists figure out that water takes the shape of a container?

People have known long before the invention of science that water takes the shape of its container.


Does water have a lopsided shape?

Since water is a liquid, it does not have any definite shape. It takes on the shape of its container.


What causes water to appear on on the outside of a container?

condensation


Why is water call a liquid?

at room temperature, water is considered a liquid because it has a definite volume (it does not expand to fill its container like a gas) but not a definite shape (it takes the shape of its container, as opposed to a solid which keeps its shape regardless of the container it is in).


What happened to the shape of water as you transferred it from one container to another?

the same shape


What will always take shape and volume of its container?

water. :)


What state of water does not take on the shape of its container?

Liquid