How does a hydraulic device like a brake system utilizing a liquid in an enclosed tube cause the brake pads at the car’s wheel to compress onto the wheel rotor ultimately causing the car to slow down?

What states of matter have no definite volume?

When I compress a pillow, it appears that this solid’s volume has changed. What is really happening?

According to the text, why does a solid keep its shape?

Name the three familiar states of matter (and the one unfamiliar state).

What am I? My particles vibrate in place.

Explain what it means when the text states “liquids are not very compressible”?

How can you make a significant change the volume of a solid?

What states of matter have a definite volume?

What am I? My particles bounce off one another.

How are gases different from solids and liquids?

Fill in the Blank: The motion and arrangement of particles in each state of matter gives the states their unique _______________.