2006-10-23 12:09:07 · 6 answers · asked by JOHN A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Liquids and solids are all made up of atom; and you need to exert significant amout of force on solid and liquid to compress them. Solids have a definite shape while fluids can take a shape of a containers. Solids molecules are fixed, so its hard for matter to be flexible as molecule; vice verse fluid molecule move around.
2006-10-23 12:24:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Solids and liquids are alike in that they are both not easily compressible (like air is). They are different in that water can flow inside weirdly shaped containers and fill every last cracks (depending on the liquid, of course) and solids cannot.
2006-10-23 12:14:14 · answer #2 · answered by icez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Most solids will become liquids if you raise the temperature high enough. So they are chemically identical. Liquids tend to conform to the shape of the container they are in, solids don't.
2006-10-23 12:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is that one is a solid and one is a liquid. Some solid is a liquid and then it is transformed into a solid. And vise versa.
2006-10-23 12:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by Good Grief 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In terms of physical properties, solids have definite shapes while liquids don't.
Both have definite volumes and are not easily compressible.
2006-10-23 12:20:58 · answer #5 · answered by luv_phy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is in the molecular structure. Solid molecules have fixed positions, they can't move around.
2006-10-23 12:26:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋