Absolute Zero

Absolute Zero

Can't go any lower

Multiple Choice

What is the lowest possible temperature

• Absolute Zero

• Freezing

• Boiling

• Body temperature

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• Astrophysicist - studies stars

• He is fantastic at communicating science

• Works at the American Museum of Natural Science

• Cosmos TV series

Absolute

• Total - Is it ok if I jump of a bridge - Absolutely not

• Completely

• Perfect

Absolute Zero

• Lowest Possible Temperature

• No movement of molecules or atoms

• There is no way to reach it

Multiple Choice

Can you ever get to absolute zero?

• Yes

• No, but you can get really, really close

Multiple Choice

Who was the Kelvin scale named after?

• Anders Celsius

• Lord Centigrade

• Lord Kelvin

• Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

Multiple Choice

Does heat energy flow...

• Hot to cold

• Cold to Hot

• Boiling water to fire

• Ice to boiling water

Multiple Choice

When a gas, like air, expands (gets bigger), it

• Gets hotter

• Gets colder

• Stops moving

• Goes to absolute zero