Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases - Part 1

Which of the following has the most kinetic energy?

• A baby sitting still

• A baby crawling

• A baby walking

• A baby running

The particles in a solid have some kinetic energy.

• True

• False

Which of the following states of matter has the most kinetic energy?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Gas particles, at room temperature, can be moving at a speed of about ​ (a)  

• 1000 miles/hour.
• 100 miles/hour
• 10,000 miles/hour
• 10 miles/hour

If gas particles have constant, random motion, they must also have (a)   energy.

• kinetic
• potential
• solar
• electrical
• visual
• sound

What type of collision?

Groups:

(a) Elastic

,

(b) Inelastic

• flattening a cardboard box

• jumping on a trampoline

• car wrecks

• snapping a pencil

• crushing a can

• pulling taffy

• bouncing a tennis ball

• breaking a glass

• breaking a twig

• playing with a slinky

• dribbling a basketball

• tearing paper

• shattering a ceramic plate

• inflating a balloon

• flexing a spring

• stretching a rubber band

Protons and electrons would (a)   each other.

• attract
• repel

Two electrons would ​ (a)   each other.

• repel
• attract

Which of the following would have the fastest moving particles?

• ice cubes

• water in a water bottle

• steam produced from boiling water