Background: No doubt you already have a good idea of what temperature is. You might say that it’s how warm or cool something feels. In physics, temperature is defined as the average kinetic energy of the particles of matter. When particles of matter move more quickly, they have more kinetic energy, so their temperature is higher. With a higher temperature, matter feels warmer. When particles move more slowly, they have less kinetic energy on average, so their temperature is lower. With a lower temperature, matter feels cooler.

Situation: Aiden is studying the concept of temperature in his high school physics class. He has two glasses of liquid that are different temperatures and needs to determine the physical differences that exist in each glass. Glass A contains a cold liquid and Glass B contains a hot liquid.

Question: Which glass has more kinetic energy?

Situation: Aiden is studying the concept of temperature in his high school physics class. He has two glasses of liquid that are different temperatures and needs to determine the physical differences that exist in each glass. Glass A contains a cold liquid and Glass B contains a hot liquid.

Question: Which glass has less kinetic energy?

Situation: Aiden is studying the concept of temperature in his high school physics class. He has two glasses of liquid that are different temperatures and needs to determine the physical differences that exist in each glass. Glass A contains a cold liquid and Glass B contains a hot liquid.

Question: In which glass are the particles of matter moving more quickly?

Situation: Aiden is studying the concept of temperature in his high school physics class. He has two glasses of liquid that are different temperatures and needs to determine the physical differences that exist in each glass. Glass A contains a cold liquid and Glass B contains a hot liquid.

Question: In which glass are the particles of matter moving slower?

Situation: Aiden is studying the concept of temperature in his high school physics class. He has two glasses of liquid that are different temperatures and needs to determine the physical differences that exist in each glass. Glass A contains a cold liquid and Glass B contains a hot liquid.

Question: Are the particles of matter in Glass A moving faster or slower than the particles of matter in Glass B?

Situation: Aiden is studying the concept of temperature in his high school physics class. He has two glasses of liquid that are different temperatures and needs to determine the physical differences that exist in each glass. Glass A contains a cold liquid and Glass B contains a hot liquid.

Question: Are the particles of matter in Glass B moving faster or slower than the particles of matter in Glass A?

Situation: Aiden is studying the concept of temperature in his high school physics class. He has two glasses of liquid that are different temperatures and needs to determine the physical differences that exist in each glass. Glass A contains a cold liquid and Glass B contains a hot liquid.

Question: Does the liquid in Glass A have more or less kinetic energy than the liquid in Glass B?

Situation: Aiden is studying the concept of temperature in his high school physics class. He has two glasses of liquid that are different temperatures and needs to determine the physical differences that exist in each glass. Glass A contains a cold liquid and Glass B contains a hot liquid.

Question: Does the liquid in Glass B have more or less kinetic energy than the liquid in Glass A?

Situation: Aiden is studying the concept of temperature in his high school physics class. He has two glasses of liquid that are different temperatures and needs to determine the physical differences that exist in each glass. Glass A contains a cold liquid and Glass B contains a hot liquid.

Question: If the liquid in Glass A is heated, will the kinetic energy increase or decrease?

Situation: Aiden is studying the concept of temperature in his high school physics class. He has two glasses of liquid that are different temperatures and needs to determine the physical differences that exist in each glass. Glass A contains a cold liquid and Glass B contains a hot liquid.

Question: If the liquid in Glass B is cooled, will the kinetic energy increase or decrease?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: Does sample B have more or less kinetic energy than sample A?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: Which sample has higher kinetic energy, sample A or sample B?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: Which sample has lower kinetic energy, sample A or sample B?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: In which sample are the particles moving more quickly, sample A or sample B?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: In which sample are the particles moving slower, sample A or sample B?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: Are the particles in sample A moving quicker or slower than sample B?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: Are the particles in sample B moving quicker or slower than sample A?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: Which sample feels warmer, sample A or sample B?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: Which sample feels cooler, sample A or sample B?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: Does sample A feel warmer or cooler than sample B?

Situation: Ryan is experimenting with how temperature affects matter. To do this, he tests how temperature changes the particles in each of two samples of water: sample A is boiling water, and sample B is frozen water.

Question: Does sample B feel warmer or cooler than sample A?