What is the relationship between the kinetic energy of molecules in an object and the object's temperature?

A) As the temperature increases, the kinetic energy of the molecules increases.

B) The kinetic energy always increases whether the temperature increases or decreases.

C) As the kinetic energy of the molecules decreases, the temperature increases.

D) The total kinetic energy of the molecules is not affected by a change in temperature.

Question

Social Studies

Darryl Bauer

2 November, 15:26

What is the relationship between the kinetic energy of molecules in an object and the object's temperature?

A) As the temperature increases, the kinetic energy of the molecules increases.

B) The kinetic energy always increases whether the temperature increases or decreases.

C) As the kinetic energy of the molecules decreases, the temperature increases.

D) The total kinetic energy of the molecules is not affected by a change in temperature.

+5

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Maren Cain · Answer 1

Answer: A) As the temperature increases, the kinetic energy of the molecules increases.

Explanation:

Kinetic energy is the energy of a moving object. Molecules in a substance have a range of kinetic energies because they do not all move at the same rate. At the moment when the material absorbs energy, the particles move faster, so that the average kinetic energy, and thus the temperature, increases.