Solids
We have daily contact with matter in three states: solid, liquid, and gas. The solids we encounter are as different as apples and stones, or ice cubes and horseshoes. But there are similarities, too, and science progresses largely by looking for similarities among objects.
When matters is in a solid state, its atoms or molecules are arranged in definite, fixed patterns
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Solids differ in many ways, including color, texture, and elasticity. Another important distinguishing property of solids is density
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The specific gravity of a substance is often listed in tables instead of either mass density or weight density
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The elasticity of a substance is a measure of how well it returns to its original shape
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