Kinetic Energy Transfer Quick Check
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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
Henry
Henry
Lucas
Lucas
Tasha
Tasha
Jasmine
Jasmine
Kinetic Energy Transfer Quick Check
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Question
Use the table to answer the question.
Sample Initial Temperature (°C) Final Temperature (°C) Amount of Ice Added (grams)
1 20.2 16.0 60
2 48.1 44.2 59.9
3 6.1 1.0 71.1
4 14.6 3.3 122.6
A student adds ice to several samples of water. The results are shown in the table. Which conclusion can be drawn from the results?
(1 point)
Responses
As the temperature decreases, the kinetic energy of the sample increases.
As the temperature decreases, the kinetic energy of the sample increases.
As the amount of ice added decreases, the temperature decreases.
As the amount of ice added decreases, the temperature decreases.
As the amount of ice added increases, the change in temperature increases.
As the amount of ice added increases, the change in temperature increases.
As the temperature increases, the kinetic energy of the water molecules decreases.
As the amount of ice added increases, the change in temperature increases.
To find out which student is correct, we need to examine the potential energy ratings provided by each student.
According to the table:
Henry ranks the potential energies from lowest to highest as gas, liquid, solid.
Jasmine ranks the potential energies from lowest to highest as gas, solid, liquid.
Lucas ranks the potential energies from lowest to highest as solid, gas, liquid.
Tasha ranks the potential energies from lowest to highest as solid, liquid, gas.
We need to determine which student's ranking is consistent with the general trend of potential energy for these states of matter. In general, the potential energy of a substance increases from gas to liquid to solid. This is because the particles in a gas have the most freedom of movement and the weakest intermolecular forces, while the particles in a solid have the least freedom of movement and the strongest intermolecular forces.
Based on this trend, the correct ranking should be gas, liquid, solid. Only Henry's ranking matches this pattern. Therefore, Henry is the correct student.