Particle model of matter

This interactive quiz is suitable for GCSE physics students studying states of matter, internal energy, energy and temperature, specific heat capacity and specific latent heat.

This interactive quiz is suitable for GCSE physics students studying density, volume and investigating density.

This interactive quiz is suitable for GCSE physics students studying particle motion, gas pressure and temperature, gas pressure and volume and changing gas pressure - Higher.

Matter is made up of small particles called atoms. Atoms can exist on their own or together as molecules. Atoms are very small and around 100,000,000 of them end to end would measure 1 centimetre.

Changes in a material's temperature or state of matter are caused by changes to the internal energy. The energy required by different materials depends on their 'heat capacity' and 'latent heat'.

Gases take up more space than solids or liquids and their particles are moving much faster. The temperature, pressure and volume of gases are all related.

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