What is temperature a measure of in a substance?
The Actual Reason Why Matter Expands When Heated - Thermal Expansion

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The volume of the substance
The weight of the substance
The speed of atoms and molecules
The color of the substance
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How can the behavior of atoms in a solid be described?
As a liquid
As a gas
As a system of oscillating springs
As a rigid block
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Why is a larger amplitude not the cause of thermal expansion?
Because the amplitude is always constant
Because the average expansion is zero
Because it takes more time to stretch than compress
Because the temperature does not affect amplitude
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the actual reason for thermal expansion in materials?
Constant temperature
Asymmetric atomic forces
Equal energy for compression and stretching
Symmetric atomic forces
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What does the Morse potential illustrate about atomic interactions?
Atoms are always at rest
It is harder to compress than to stretch
It is easier to compress than to stretch
Atoms do not interact
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