Thermal Energy and States of Matter

Particles vibrate in place and keep their orderly arrangement.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Particles move more freely, but remain in contact with each other.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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Particles are widely spaced except when they collide.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

What happens to particles when their temperature increases?

• The particles move slower

• The particles move faster

• The particles lose mass

• The particles gain mass

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The TOTAL kinetic energy of particles in a substance is its...

• Heat

• Volume

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

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Which is not true about the liquid state of matter?

• The liquid state has a definite volume and a definite shape.

• The liquid state takes on the shape of its container.

• The liquid state has a definite volume and an indefinite shape.

• The particles in a liquid can easily move past each other.

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A gas typically consists of:

• low energy particles that experience high attractive forces between them.

• low energy particles that experience no attractive forces between them.

• high energy particles that experience high attractive forces between them.

• high energy particles that experience little attractive force between them

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the particle structure of liquids? Particles of a liquid are:

• very close together, so the liquid cannot easily change its shape.

• fast-moving, so they fill the volume of their container.

• relatively close together, so they cannot be compressed into a smaller volume.

• very far apart, so they have plenty of room to move around.

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All of these states of matter take the shape of their container EXCEPT:

• Liquids

• Solids

• Gases

Which of these glasses has a greater TEMPERATURE?

• Glass A

• Glass B

• They have the same temperature.

• Neither has a temperature.

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