Week 2 Science: States of Matter

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11 questions
As pressure increases the substance goes from gas to liquid to solid state.
As with increasing the pressure, the distance between atoms will decrease and that will affect it's motion so it will convert from easily motion of atoms in gas state to morr difficult motion in liquid and solid states
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How are temperature and pressure related to the state of matter?

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Temperature and pressure determine an object's state of matter.

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Take a picture or draw a solid.

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Describe the motion of atoms in a solid.

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Place an ice cube on the palm of your hand for 15 seconds. What happens?

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Take a picture or draw a liquid.

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Describe the motion of atoms in a liquid.

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Put on a glove or double up a towel in your hand an squeeze an ice cube. What happens?

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Take a picture or draw a gas or draw what the atoms are doing when in gas form.

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Describe the motion of atoms in a gas.

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We covered heat transfer last week. What type of heat transfer in the asthensophere causes the pieces of Earth's lithosphere (tectonic plates) to move?