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A bottle of water is taken out of a refrigerator and put on a kitchen table. As the bottle of water warms up, what happens to the particles in the water?(1 point)
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The average potential energy of the particles decreases.
The average potential energy of the particles decreases.
The average temperature of the particles increases.
The average temperature of the particles increases.
The average space between particles decreases.
The average space between particles decreases.
The average kinetic energy of the particles increases.
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The average kinetic energy of the particles increases.
Explanation: As the water warms, its molecules move faster (higher average kinetic energy), which is observed as an increase in temperature. (The liquid may expand slightly, so the average spacing actually increases a bit, not decreases.)
Explanation: As the water warms, its molecules move faster (higher average kinetic energy), which is observed as an increase in temperature. (The liquid may expand slightly, so the average spacing actually increases a bit, not decreases.)
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