Temperature Is Kinetic Energy

Temperature Is Kinetic Energy

Grade 6 · Science · 45 min

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Learning Objective

I can show that temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

Warm-Up Video

Professor Dave Explains · 4:43

Heat and Temperature

Practice Questions

7 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

Imagine a glass of cold water and a glass of hot water. Describe how the movement of water molecules differs between the two glasses. If you heat a metal spoon, what happens to the kinetic energy of the atoms that make up the spoon, and how does this relate to the spoon's temperature?

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