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Water is a liquid

Pouring water from one glass into another.

One property of water is that it conforms to the shape of a container. When we pour water from one glass to another, it clearly conforms to its new container.

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Published: 12 April 2010Size: 129.83 KB

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