KINETIC MOLECULAR THEORY OF MATTER

Atoms

_____ are the building blocks of matter

molecules

Matter can exist as a group of individual atoms or as a group of atoms bonded together called _________

intermolecular forces

The attractive forces between molecules are known as the ____________ ______

Solids

_____ have particles with strong intermolecular forces such that their particles are very close to one another

Liquids

______ have intermediate intermolecular forces

Gases

______, on the other hand, have particles that are very far apart from one another due to weak intermolecular forces

Kinetic

________ energy refers to the energy of particles in motion

Temperature

__________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules

faster

Increasing the temperature will result in a ______ motion of the particles

higher

A ______ temperature means a ______ average kinetic energy.