Practice Random Motion (2.2.5) - Kinematics

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Question 1.
What is random motion?
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Think about how dust moves in the air.
Question 2.
Provide an example of random motion.
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Consider what happens when air is still or moving.
3Question 3.
What defines random motion?
- A predictable pattern of movement
- Movement without a specific direction
- Uniform speed and direction
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Remember the dust example!
4Question 4.
True or False: The particles in a gas move randomly at all temperatures.
- True
- False
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Think about particle behavior in gases.
Question 5.
Considering a confined gas where the temperature suddenly rises, explain the subsequent changes in random motion.
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Link temperature to energy!
Question 6.
Analyze the behavior of particles in a liquid that experiences a temperature drop. What does that do to their random motion?
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Think about how cooling slows things down!

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