Question

Study the table.

State

Kinetic Energy

ice

KEice

liquid water

KEwater

steam

KEsteam


What is the relationship between KEice, KEwater, and KEsteam?

Responses

KEsteam = KEwater = KEice
KE steam = KE water = KE ice

KEsteam > KEwater > KEice
KE steam > KE water > KE ice

KEsteam > KEwater = KEice
KE steam > KE water = KE ice

KEsteam = KEwater > KEice

Answer 1

The relationship between the kinetic energies of ice, liquid water, and steam is that as the state of water changes from solid (ice) to liquid (water) to gas (steam), the kinetic energy increases. This is due to the fact that particles in a solid are more closely packed and have lower kinetic energy, while particles in a liquid have more energy and are less tightly packed, and in a gas, the particles have the highest energy and are far apart.

Therefore, the correct response is:

**KEsteam > KEwater > KEice**