Question

Question

Use the table to answer the question.

Student Name Potential Energy Rating (lowest to highest)
Henry gas, liquid, solid
Jasmine gas, solid, liquid
Lucas solid, gas, liquid
Tasha solid, liquid, gas
Four students rank the potential energies of some states of matter. Which student is correct?

(1 point)
Responses

Lucas
Lucas

Tasha
Tasha

Henry
Henry

Jasmine

Answer 1

To determine which student's ranking of potential energy for states of matter is correct, it's important to understand that potential energy in the context of states of matter generally follows this order:

• Gas (highest potential energy)
• Liquid (medium potential energy)
• Solid (lowest potential energy)

Now, let's analyze each student's ranking:

• Henry: gas < liquid < solid (this is incorrect since gas has the highest potential energy)
• Jasmine: gas < solid < liquid (this is incorrect for the same reason as above)
• Lucas: solid < gas < liquid (this is incorrect since gas should be the top)
• Tasha: solid < liquid < gas (this is correct, as gas has the highest potential energy, followed by liquid, then solid)

Based on these rankings, Tasha is the only student who ranks the states of matter in the correct order of potential energy.

So the correct answer is Tasha.