Kinetic Molecular Theory

1. Kinetic refers to _______________

• Force

• Energy

• Motion

• Acceleration

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Why do you need to study Kinetic Molecular Theory?

• Just for fun

• To understand force and motion

• To understand earthquakes

• To understand behavior of solid, liquids, and gases

There are ___ Principles in KMT

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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Principle 1: All matter is made up of________

• space

• mass

• air

• atoms

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Principle 2: Atoms are in constant random __________

• molecules

• energy

• motion

• space

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Principle 3: Atoms in motion have kinetic energy and their motion __________ as they gain energy.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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Which is Principle 4?

• Collisions between atoms are perfectly elastic (no energy is lost)

• There is a transfer of energy as atoms collide.

• Molecular motion is greatest in gas, less in liquids and least in solids.

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Principle 5: Collisions between atoms are perfectly ________ (no energy is lost)

• stretchable

• dangerous

• elastic

• unknown

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Principle 6: Molecular motion ___________ is in gas, less in liquids and least in solids.

• greatest

• less

• least

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Molecular motion is less in _____________

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

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