Question

Sam and Annie find a box of marbles in their dad’s closet. Sam claims that the marbles can be used to model the structure of a solid.

Select two statements that best support Sam’s claim.

A. 

Marbles in a box touch each other but do not move past one another.

B. 

The movements of the marbles in a box are synchronized and orderly.

C. 

The marbles have a strong attraction to each other and tend to stick together when they collide.

D. 

The marbles in a box appear to move but they remain in a fixed position.

E. 

The marbles’ movements are large, random and chaotic.


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The two statements that best support Sam’s claim that the marbles can be used to model the structure of a solid are:

A. Marbles in a box touch each other but do not move past one another.

D. The marbles in a box appear to move but they remain in a fixed position.

These statements reflect the characteristics of particles in a solid, where they are closely packed and maintain a fixed structure, although they may vibrate in place.

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