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Katrina is investigating the properties of volume for the different states of matter. First, she places a cube in a bowl of water and observes what happens. Next, she takes the cube out of the water and pours the water into a glass. Which statement describes the observations Katrina made of the cube and the water?

A: When the cube was placed in the water, the shape of the cube stays the same. When the liquid was poured from the bowl into the glass, the shape changed.

B: When the cube was placed in the water, the volume of the cube changed. When the liquid was poured from the bowl, the shape changed.

C: The volume of the cube and the water changed when the cube was placed into the water. The volume of the liquid changed when it was poured out of the bowl.

D: The shape and volume of the cube and the liquid changed when the cube was placed in the bowl. The liquid stayed the same when it was poured from the bowl.

User OldUgly
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B when the cube was placed in the water volume
User Jens Wurm
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The answer would be

B: When the cube was placed in the water, the volume of the cube changed. When the liquid was poured from the bowl, the shape changed.

Hope this helps

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