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NAME CLASS DATE

PhET Simulation What makes an object hot or


cold?
You will ...
● explore the relationship between temperature and kinetic energy.

What You Need to Know Your sense of touch can tell you if an object is smooth or
rough, hard or soft. It can also tell you the relative temperature of the object—in other
words, whether it feels cold or hot to the touch. You may think that temperature has
nothing to do with kinetic energy. After all, an ice cube at rest on the kitchen counter will
still be cold if you give it kinetic energy by tossing it across the kitchen. However, there
is a close connection between kinetic energy and temperature. In the activity Gas
Properties, you will explore this relationship by observing the behavior of gas particles
at different temperatures in a simulated chamber.

Activity
1. To start a simulation, click on the box labeled “Ideal.” You will see an empty
square chamber with a bicycle pump, a thermometer, and a device to heat up or
cool down the contents of the chamber. (Note: You can ignore the pressure
gauge at the top right of the empty box for this simulation.) Make sure the
Nothing button on the right is checked and that the buttons beneath it are left
unchecked. Select the blue particle below the pump. Now move the pump handle
up and down a few times to add gas to the chamber.
a. Why is the gas shown as tiny particles?

b. Describe the motion of the particles.

2. Use the slider beneath the chamber to change the temperature inside the
chamber. Click above the slider button to make the chamber warmer and click
below the button to cool the chamber.

Thermal Energy: Temperature and Kinetic Energy


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a. What happens to the thermometer reading and the motion of the particles
as you make the chamber warmer?

b. What happens to the thermometer reading and the motion of the particles
as you cool the chamber?

Reflect
3. Analyze Based on what you have observed, what is the relationship between
kinetic energy and temperature? Explain your reasoning.

Thermal Energy: Temperature and Kinetic Energy


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