Original Project
Atoms, Molecules, and States of Matter
All atoms and molecules are in constant motion.
Item AM054004: The molecules of liquid water in a cup would not stop moving even if the water became a solid, a gas, or if the liquid became still.
In a cup of liquid water, when would the water molecules stop moving?
- The molecules would stop moving if the liquid water in the cup became a solid.
- The molecules would stop moving if the liquid water in the cup became a gas.
- The molecules would stop moving if the liquid water in the cup became still.
- The molecules would not stop moving in the cup of liquid water.
Answer Choice |
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| n = 4434 |
6–8 n = 2658 |
9–12 n = 1763 |
Male n = 2171 |
Female n = 2201 |
English n = 3887 |
Other n = 448 |
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| A. | The molecules would stop moving if the liquid water in the cup became a solid. | 39% | 42% | 35% | 41% | 37% | 39% | 40% |
| B. | The molecules would stop moving if the liquid water in the cup became a gas. | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 16% |
| C. | The molecules would stop moving if the liquid water in the cup became still. | 12% | 14% | 10% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 16% |
| D. | The molecules would not stop moving in the cup of liquid water. | 38% | 34% | 44% | 35% | 41% | 39% | 28% |