2006-10-11 11:20:32 · 8 answers · asked by ciajammin 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
An increase in temperature causes particles to get "excited" and start moving around. If you heat something long enough and high enough, it will eventually turn into a gas (after going through the liquid stage first, of course). When things get cold, particles slow down, eventually causing things to be in a solid state.
2006-10-11 11:27:05 · answer #1 · answered by chica1012 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
When matter gets hotter, its molecules get more energy and move faster. There are three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. If a solid gets hot enough, its molecules will break free from the solid crystalline structure and move freely, so it becomes a liquid. If a liquid gets hot enough, its molecules will escape from its regular movement patterns and become a gas. A gas has molecules that move very quickly in random directions. In conclusion, higher temperatures cause the state of matter to change from a solid to a liquid to a gas. Colder and lower temperatures change the state of matter in the opposite way: from gas to liquid to solid.
2006-10-11 11:31:22 · answer #2 · answered by brainster 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tempurature causes the molecules of an object to speed up or slow down. Remember that matter is in constant motion; the molecules are constantly moving around and bumping into each other. Let's take water for example. When water is frozen, the molecules are moving very slow. As the temp. rises the molecules speed up. At room temp, ice becomes water. When you heat up water, it becomes vapor.
2006-10-11 11:40:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It affects matter because the higher the temp the fast the movement of molecules, causing a liquid to form... In cold temp. the molecules move slower therefore causing a solid to form.
2006-10-11 11:28:14 · answer #4 · answered by qutiepy9 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An increase in temperature causes particles to get "excited" and start moving around.
2014-11-12 13:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
when its hotter, the particles move faster to make a gas. when its colder, the particles vibrate in place to make a solid. and when its normal, particles slide past each other with enough momentum to do it to make a liquid
2006-10-11 11:29:56 · answer #6 · answered by basketballpenguin24 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
heat makes molecules move faster, and cooler temperatures make them slow down.
2006-10-11 11:25:15 · answer #7 · answered by Cellogirl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ice or Water.
2006-10-11 11:29:16 · answer #8 · answered by sdh0407 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋