States of Matter Internet Lesson

Internet Lesson - States and Properties of matter

15 points

Name:_______________________________ Period:_________

Visit each site and follow the instructions on this sheet.

Visit each site and follow instructions on this sheet. The numbers on the sheet correspond to the numbers of the web sites under Web Links on the lesson page.

1. View the 3 states of matter. Draw a picture representing each:

2. Explain an unusual property of helium:

Which will freeze faster, hot or cold water?

3. Give 3 examples of plasma.

What are 3 barriers to the use of plasma fusion?

4. The number of times the molecules bounce represents the pressure. More bounces, more pressure. What is the effect of increasing the radius of the test sphere? How does this verify Boyle's law?

5. Use the applet to make a chart of pressure against volume. Reduce the volume and hit update to create the chart. Draw it below.

6. Increase the temperature. What happens to the speed of the molecules? What happens to the pressure?

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7. Archimedes

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8. Bernoulli effect. What produces the lift?

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How does changing the angle change the lift of the wing?

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Draw and label a picture of the wind moving over the wing, like at the top of the page.