The particles in matter are always moving. The more energy they have, the faster they move. If particles in matter move more slowly, they likely have more or less energy?
less

Chemical weathering increases as: Temperature increases: Chemical reactions proceed more rapidly at higher temperatures. John was combining chemicals in his lab one day. If he were to increase the temperature in his lab, what would happen to the rate of chemical reactions in his experiments increase or decrease?
increase

Q: The more branching there is in isomers, the lower the boiling and melting points are. An isomer with more branching than another will have a higher or lower melting point?
A: lower

Question: Older rocks are at the bottom and younger rocks are at the top. Ian is digging in his garden, and admires the shiny pebbles sitting in the yard, as he digs a hole and finds more rocks, he knows that they are younger or older?
Answer: older

*Question*
Thicker wires offer less resistance. Chris is trying to rewire his home. He wants to install wiring that has the greatest resistance. He has two choice of wires. the first type of wire is 12 gauge. The second type of wire is thicker at 16 gauge. The wire that offers the most resistance will be the first type of wire or second type of wire?
**Answer**
second type of wire

*Question*
When a volume of water is cooled, the molecules move less vigorously, so same number of molecules takes up less space and the water is denser. Sean is trying to see how fast the water molecules are moving in a container of water. He observes that the molecules are moving very slowly, so the temperature must be cool or warm?
**Answer**
cool