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Picture water in a glass. Now pour the water out of the cup and into a fishbowl. Now pour it into a party hat. Now pour it onto the floor (remember, only in your mind!) The shape of the liquid depends on the container its in, it has no inherent shape of its own. However, the amount of space actually occupied by the liquid (defined as volume) never actually changes. If you had 1 liter of water in a soda bottle, it would still be 1 liter whether it was in a bucket, or on the floor.

This is in contrast to a solid which also has a specific volume, but also has a specific shape on its own, or a gas, which has no specific shape, but also no specific volume. The volume of a gas can be changed depending on pressure (ie: compressed air). On a related note, liquids are also described as incompressible, because their volumes can't be changed by changing pressures.

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