Energy Transfer and Temperature Quick Check

4 of 44 of 4 Items

Question
Use the table to answer the question.

Sample Temperature (ºC)
L 40
M 88
N 21
The table shows the temperature of three water samples. Which list shows the samples in order from greatest to least average kinetic energy of the water molecules?

(1 point)
Responses

N, M, L
N, M, L

N, L, M
N, L, M

M, L, N
M, L, N

L, M, N

1 answer

The average kinetic energy of water molecules is directly related to the temperature of the samples. The higher the temperature, the greater the average kinetic energy.

From the table:

  • Sample L: 40ºC
  • Sample M: 88ºC
  • Sample N: 21ºC

To order the samples from greatest to least average kinetic energy, we arrange them by temperature:

  1. Sample M (88ºC) - greatest average kinetic energy
  2. Sample L (40ºC)
  3. Sample N (21ºC) - least average kinetic energy

Thus, the correct order is:

M, L, N.

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