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What is an example of a common liquid crystal?
What is an example of a common liquid crystal?
- Soapy water (correct)
- Air we breathe
- Helium gas
- Solid ice
What is a characteristic of the molecules in a gas?
What is a characteristic of the molecules in a gas?
- They move more rapidly and freely (correct)
- They are closely packed together
- They have strong chemical bonds
- They move very slowly
What happens when a gas is cooled?
What happens when a gas is cooled?
- It becomes a solid
- It condenses into a liquid (correct)
- It expands to fill a larger container
- It remains unchanged
What is a supercritical fluid?
What is a supercritical fluid?
What is the term that refers to both liquids and gases?
What is the term that refers to both liquids and gases?
What is the reason why people use coasters for their drinks?
What is the reason why people use coasters for their drinks?
What is the chemical composition of ice, water, and vapor?
What is the chemical composition of ice, water, and vapor?
What happens to the structure of atoms and/or molecules when their state or phase changes?
What happens to the structure of atoms and/or molecules when their state or phase changes?
What are the three most common states of matter found on Earth?
What are the three most common states of matter found on Earth?
What ancient Greek philosopher believed that everything was made of water?
What ancient Greek philosopher believed that everything was made of water?
What happens to the ice when it is placed in a pot over a flame on the stove?
What happens to the ice when it is placed in a pot over a flame on the stove?
Under what conditions do lesser-known states of matter develop?
Under what conditions do lesser-known states of matter develop?
What is the defining feature of a plasma?
What is the defining feature of a plasma?
What is the process by which a plasma can be created?
What is the process by which a plasma can be created?
What is the lowest temperature possible?
What is the lowest temperature possible?
What is a superatom in a Bose-Einstein condensate?
What is a superatom in a Bose-Einstein condensate?
Where are plasmas commonly found in the universe?
Where are plasmas commonly found in the universe?
What is a Bose-Einstein condensate?
What is a Bose-Einstein condensate?
What is a characteristic of degenerate matter?
What is a characteristic of degenerate matter?
What is the primary component of electron-degenerate matter?
What is the primary component of electron-degenerate matter?
What is the role of gluons in a quark-gluon plasma?
What is the role of gluons in a quark-gluon plasma?
What is the name of the laboratory where scientists first created a quark-gluon plasma?
What is the name of the laboratory where scientists first created a quark-gluon plasma?
What is the similarity between degenerate matter and a solid?
What is the similarity between degenerate matter and a solid?
What was the first form of matter to fill the universe following the Big Bang?
What was the first form of matter to fill the universe following the Big Bang?
What is the temperature range achieved in the energetic collisions?
What is the temperature range achieved in the energetic collisions?
What was the expected state of the quark-gluon plasma?
What was the expected state of the quark-gluon plasma?
What is a characteristic of the quark-gluon plasma?
What is a characteristic of the quark-gluon plasma?
What was the state of the universe in the past according to the text?
What was the state of the universe in the past according to the text?
What is implied about the behavior of atoms under extreme conditions?
What is implied about the behavior of atoms under extreme conditions?
