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Sari is studying four different samples of materials. This table shows the mass and volume of the samples.

A 2-column table with 4 rows. The first column labeled sample with entries W, X, Y, Z. The second column labeled measurements with entries no definite shape no definite volume, no definite shape definite volume, no definite shape no definite volume, definite shape definite volume.

Which sample material(s) could be liquid?

W and Y
X
X, W, and Y
Z

1 answer

To determine which sample materials could be liquids from the description provided, we need to look at their characteristics of shape and volume:

  • Liquid: Typically has no definite shape (it takes the shape of its container) but has a definite volume.

Based on the table:

  • Sample W: No definite shape, no definite volume (this is characteristic of a gas, not a liquid).
  • Sample X: No definite shape, definite volume (this is characteristic of a liquid).
  • Sample Y: No definite shape, no definite volume (this is characteristic of a gas, not a liquid).
  • Sample Z: Definite shape, definite volume (this is characteristic of a solid, not a liquid).

Based on this information, the only sample that could be a liquid is Sample X.

So the answer is X.