Why Is Slime a Liquid AND a Solid?

Words to Know

**Solid**

Matter that keeps its own shape

"A block is a solid — it doesn't flow."

**Liquid**

Matter that flows and fills its container

"Juice is a liquid — it pours and spreads out."

**Polymer**

A long, stretchy chain of tiny repeating parts

"Slime is full of tangled-up polymers."

**Non-Newtonian**

Goo that acts differently depending on how fast you touch it

"Slime is non-Newtonian — slow it flows, fast it's stiff."

**Oobleck**

A cornstarch-and-water mix that acts like slime

"You can run across a pool of oobleck if you move fast!"

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