Potential Energy due to Electrostatic Forces

Potential energy is energy due to ________.

• position

• motion

• gravity

How particles are arranged affects _____ energy.

• kinetic

• potential

• gravitational

How fast particles are going affect their _______ energy.

• potential

• Kinetic

The space a million particles take up is called its

• mass

• volume

• kinetic energy

The particles in a solid are which of the following?

• far apart

• flowing

• highly attracted to each other.

Particles in the gaseous state of matter are which of the following?

• far apart.

• can flow but still close together.

• highly attracted to each other.

Heating provides energy for particles to _____ _______.

• move slower

• move faster

• move closer together.

Cooling is a process in which heat is _______.

• gained.

• removed.

• frozen.

What state of matter does this arrangement of particles reveal?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

What does this diagram reveal about particles in the gaseous state of matter?

• Particles move fast.

• Particles are farther apart than in other states.

• Particles are closer together than in other states.