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Thermal expansion
This animation shows thermal expansion; when objects expand as a result of increased temperature.
 

Discussion questions
  1. When objects expand, what happens to the motion of the particles?
  2. When objects expand, what happens to the size of the particles?
  3. When objects expand, what happens to the total number of particles?
  4. When objects expand, what happens to the density of the material?

 

Downloads: Flash source file (.fla) Flash Flash (.swf) Flash Windows executable (.exe) Windows

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Last updated: September 11, 2010