


Vibrating in place
Moving freely over and around each other
Move in all directions freely
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What causes a gas to become a plasma?
nucleus
electrons
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List two places where substances that are in the plasma state can be found.
What will happen to the molecules of a substance as you add thermal energy (heat)?
Use the menu on the right side of the program to select Water and Solid. Submit a screenshot of the substance.
How do the particles move in the solid?
Use the menu on the right side of the program to select Water and liquid. Submit a screenshot of the substance.
How do the particles move in the liquid?
Use the menu on the right side of the program to select Water and gas. Submit a screenshot of the substance.
How do the particles move in the gas?
Now go back to solid water.
Use the slider under the container to add heat. Gradually add heat to the water until it becomes a liquid then a gas.
Describe what you observe as you add heat.
Now bring the slider down toward "cool" to remove heat. Continue cooling until the water is in the solid form.
Describe what you observe as you remove heat.
How close did you get to the actual numbers?
solid
gas