Thursday, October 31, 2013

States of matter & Density

Go to the website and do what is asked.  Sometimes there are interactive activities, videos or questions to consider.  Answer the questions posed here.  You will be evaluated on the answers you give and the way you apply yourself to completing the task.  The numbers at the questions refer to the url where the answer is likely to be found (the first start  in the c section), though you may also find information on nearby pages. After you finish each page, click next.


1.2 What changes can you see as water is heated to a high temperature, and changes to the gas state?  

1.4 What is between gas particles?

3.1 Why does the thermometer reading stay at 100° C when the water is boiling?
3.2 When a sample of a substance is changing from the gas state to the liquid state it is called __________________.
4.1 If particles have a very weak ability to hold on to each other, what state do you think they will be at room temperature?
5.1 Which of A and B shows the sample above the boiling point of the substance?           
               
5.1 Are the particles in A more energetic than the particles in B? Explain.

The following question is in the d section: 2.1 Why are solids in fixed shapes and sizes?

The following question is in the e section:

1.1 List the 6 substances in increasing density order:

General questions  Define: freezing

Melting

Condensation

boiling


evaporation

When you get to the mixtures menu, you are done with this exercise.