Particles in Motion

What do you call the energy of motion?

• matter

• kinetic energy

• diffusion

• temperature

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Anything that takes up space is _____.

• a particle

• matter

• temperature

• water

The movement of substances from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

• temperature

• kinetic energy

• diffusion

• particles

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A small unit of matter.

• particle

• volume

• mass

• diffusion

Particles move in ______ with no pattern.

• a square

• a circle

• random motion

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The greater the kinetic energy the ______ the temperature.

• lower

• greater

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When particles move faster they bump into each other and need more space. This is called ____.

• random motion

• diffusion

• thermal expansion

• thermal contraction

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What best describes the particles in a solid?

• close together and moving freely

• far apart and moving freely

• close together and vibrating in place

• far apart and vibrating in place

When a substance is heated, the particles gain energy and move apart. The volume of the substance being heated ______.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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A liquid thermometer works because liquid ________ when warmed.

• expands

• contracts

• solidifies

• condenses

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