What is the relationship between temperature and kinetic energy of particles in a substance?
Correct Answer: The average kinetic energy of particles in a substance is directly proportional to its temperature.
- Step 1: Understand that temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is.
- Step 2: Know that all substances are made up of tiny particles (like atoms or molecules).
- Step 3: Recognize that these particles are always moving, and this movement is called kinetic energy.
- Step 4: Realize that when the temperature of a substance increases, the particles move faster.
- Step 5: Understand that faster-moving particles have more kinetic energy.
- Step 6: Conclude that as the temperature goes up, the average kinetic energy of the particles also goes up.
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