Temperature Is Kinetic Energy
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Objective
I can show that temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance.
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Define temperature in terms of the kinetic energy of particles.
Explain how the speed of particles relates to the temperature of a substance.
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“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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