Question

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Malik uses models to study helium as different states of matter. He also investigates the motion of helium molecules.

Multiple Choice Question

Malik places a helium-filled balloon in a sunny window. He wonders how the motion of helium gas molecules in the balloon would be affected by the addition of thermal energy from the Sun. Which graph BEST represents the effect of adding thermal energy on the motion of the helium gas molecules?

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B. 



C. 



D. 



 textbook.



Malik uses models to study helium as different states of matter. He also investigates the motion of helium molecules.

Multiple Choice Question

Malik places a helium-filled balloon in a sunny window. He wonders how the motion of helium gas molecules in the balloon would be affected by the addition of thermal energy from the Sun. Which graph BEST represents the effect of adding thermal energy on the motion of the helium gas molecules?

A. 



B. 



C. 



D. 



Answers

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To determine which graph best represents the effect of adding thermal energy on the motion of helium gas molecules, we need to consider how thermal energy affects gas molecules.

As thermal energy (heat) is added to a gas, the kinetic energy of the molecules increases. This increase in kinetic energy results in faster movement of the gas molecules. Visually, this typically would be represented by a rising line in a graph where the x-axis represents time or thermal energy and the y-axis represents the speed or kinetic energy of the gas molecules.

Without being able to see the specific graphs A, B, C, or D, I can suggest that you look for a graph that shows an upward trend, indicating that as thermal energy increases, the motion (speed or kinetic energy) of the helium gas molecules also increases.

If you have descriptions of each graph, I can help identify which one fits this description best.