Question
The following model illustrates the motion of particles in solids, liquids, gases, and plasma when thermal energy is increasing or decreasing.
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Which THREE conclusions can be made from the illustration?
A.
When the particles of a liquid lose energy. they slow down and change to a solid as shown by the stationary solid particles.
B.
When particles of a liquid gain energy they move faster and change to a gas, as shown by the larger arrows on the gas particles.
C.
When the particles of a gas gain energy they slow down and change to a liquid, as shown by the smaller arrows on the liquid particles.
D.
When the particles of a plasma lose thermal energy, they slow down and change to a gas, as shown by the smaller arrows on the gas particles.
E.
The particles of a solid have no thermal energy, as the model shows they are not moving, and once they gain thermal energy they change into a liquid.
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Which THREE conclusions can be made from the illustration?
A.
When the particles of a liquid lose energy. they slow down and change to a solid as shown by the stationary solid particles.
B.
When particles of a liquid gain energy they move faster and change to a gas, as shown by the larger arrows on the gas particles.
C.
When the particles of a gas gain energy they slow down and change to a liquid, as shown by the smaller arrows on the liquid particles.
D.
When the particles of a plasma lose thermal energy, they slow down and change to a gas, as shown by the smaller arrows on the gas particles.
E.
The particles of a solid have no thermal energy, as the model shows they are not moving, and once they gain thermal energy they change into a liquid.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Correct answers: A, B, and D.
- A: True — removing thermal energy from a liquid slows particles and can freeze it into a solid.
- B: True — adding thermal energy to a liquid increases particle motion and can vaporize it to a gas.
- D: True — removing thermal energy from a plasma causes particles to slow and recombine into a gas.
C and E are incorrect: C describes the opposite of what happens when a gas gains energy, and E is wrong because solids’ particles still have thermal energy (they vibrate).
- A: True — removing thermal energy from a liquid slows particles and can freeze it into a solid.
- B: True — adding thermal energy to a liquid increases particle motion and can vaporize it to a gas.
- D: True — removing thermal energy from a plasma causes particles to slow and recombine into a gas.
C and E are incorrect: C describes the opposite of what happens when a gas gains energy, and E is wrong because solids’ particles still have thermal energy (they vibrate).