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Understand the unique characteristics that differentiate solids, liquids, and gases.

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Understand the unique characteristics that differentiate solids, liquids, and gases

  • This point belongs to States of matter, especially States of matter outcomes.
  • You need to be able to understand the unique characteristics that differentiate solids, liquids, and gases.
  • The key ideas to know are Know, Identify, and Describe.
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KnowIdentifyDescribe

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Characteristics of Matter

Describe the characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases.

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    State the characteristic of solids regarding shape.

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