Absolute Zero

What is the temperature inside a normal kitchen freezer?

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What is the coldest outdoor temperature ever recorded on Earth?

Where was the coldest outdoor temperature on Earth recorded?

• Antarctica

• The Arctic Region

• Alaska

• Canada

What is the temperature scientists have measured in space?

What does temperature tell us about an object or material?

• The color of the object

• The average speed of the molecules

• The weight of the object

• The size of the object

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If the molecules of a sample speed up, what else happens?

• The temperature of the sample decreases (goes down)

• The temperature of the sample increases (goes up)

• The temperature of the sample stays the same.

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What happens to the molecules of an object when its temperature decreases (goes down)?

• They stop moving

• They move at slower speeds

• They move at faster speeds

• They change color

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Which of the following would be true if something was at absolute zero?

• The molecules that make up a sample would be moving very slowly.

• The molecules that make up a sample would be moving very fast.

• The molecules that make up a sample wouldn’t be moving.

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What is the temperature of absolute zero in Celsius?

Why might it be impossible to reach absolute zero?

• Because there is always some molecular movement

• Because it is too far away

• Because it is too expensive

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