KMT Flashcard

Front

What is the definition of kinetic energy?

Back

The energy of an object as it is in motion.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

What type of collisions occur between gas particles and between particles and container walls?

Back

Elastic collisions.

Front

What is the primary characteristic of the volume of gas?

Back

Most of the volume of gas is empty space.

Front

According to Postulate #2 of the Kinetic Molecular Theory (KMT), what are gas particles doing?

Back

The particles of a gas are in constant rapid motion.

Front

What do ideal gases obey?

Back

The Kinetic Molecular Theory (KMT).

Front

What is the relationship between temperature and kinetic energy in gases?

Back

As temperature increases, the kinetic energy of gas particles increases.

Front

What assumption does KMT make about the size of gas particles compared to the distance between them?

Back

Gas particles are considered to have negligible volume compared to the distance between them.

Front

What happens to gas particles during an elastic collision?

Back

They conserve kinetic energy and momentum.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Front

What is the effect of increasing pressure on gas volume, according to KMT?

Back

Increasing pressure decreases gas volume, assuming temperature is constant (Boyle's Law).

Front

What does the term 'ideal gas' refer to?

Back

A hypothetical gas that perfectly follows the Kinetic Molecular Theory and the gas laws.