Katrina is investigating the properties of volume for the different states of matter. First, she places a cube in a bowl of water and observes what happens. Next, she takes the cube out of the water and pours the water into a glass. Which statement describes the observations Katrina made? A. When the cube was placed in the water, the volume and shape stayed the same. When the liquid was poured from the bowl, the shape changed. B. When the cube was placed in the water, the volume of the water changed. When the liquid was poured from the bowl, the shape changed. C. The volume of the cube and the water changed when the cube was placed into the water. The volume of the liquid changed when it was poured out of the bowl. D. The shape and volume of the cube and the liquid changed when the cube was placed in the bowl. The liquid stayed the same when it was poured from the bowl.

When a cube is placed inside water, the volume of the water will change due to the introduction of the cube as the cube will displace some water. Remember that the shape of a liquid is the shape of its container so the shape of the water remains the same.

When the water is poured into a glass, its shape changes as it now assumes the shape of the glass as explained above.