Particle Theory and States of Matter Worksheet

							Particle Theory and States of Matter Worksheet                    Name

1. Complete the following charts:
                                            heat                 cold
Speed at which particles move
Distance apart of particles
Force of attraction between particles

                                            solid       liquid          gas
Speed at which particles move
Distance apart of particles
Force of attraction between particles

2. Nick blew up a balloon in his room. When he took the balloon outside, it
   got bigger. Was it hotter or colder outside than in his room? Use the
   particle theory to explain your answer.




3. Choose one idea from the particle theory and draw a diagram that
   illustrates this idea.




4. What are the main differences between the particles of a solid and the
   particles of a gas?
5. Create a rap, rhyme/poem or jingle describing the particle theory (alone
   or in groups of up to four), which you’ll perform/recite for the class!

   You must refer to all five points of the particle theory!

   Write the final copy of your composition on this sheet and hand it in
   when you’re done!




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