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WJEC GCSE Physics kinetic theory overview quiz quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. How are the particles arranged in a solid?

  2. How is density calculated?

  3. A change of state such as melting is best described as what?

  4. What causes the pressure of a gas?

  5. What does the temperature of a gas measure?

  6. At constant temperature, what happens to a gas's pressure if its volume is halved?

  7. Why does heating a gas in a sealed container increase its pressure?

  8. What is specific heat capacity?

  9. Which equation gives the energy for a temperature change?

  10. How much energy is needed to raise 1 kg of water by 1 degree Celsius? (c = 4200 J/kg degree C)

  11. What is specific latent heat?

  12. Why does the temperature stay constant while a solid melts?

  13. Which equation gives the energy for a change of state?

  14. Why can a gas be compressed much more easily than a solid?