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CLARIFYING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ATOMS AND MOLECULES

Direction: Identify whether the statement is true or false.
1. Atoms or molecules of a solid are moving.
2. Molecules within a phase move at the same speed.
3. The atoms or molecules of a liquid will stop moving when the liquid becomes a solid.
4. Atoms or molecules of a liquid are not moving when the liquid itself is still.
5. Atoms or molecules of a gas are in motion.
6. The atoms and molecules of a solid object move only when the object itself moves or is
moved.
7. The molecules of a substance break down into individual atoms when the substance
evaporates. During evaporation, water breaks down into hydrogen and oxygen.
8. The molecules of a substance break down into individual atoms when the substance boils.
For example, molecules of water become atoms of hydrogen and oxygen when water boils.
9. When water boils, the bubbles formed during boiling contain air, not water in the gas
state.
10. Molecules change shape during a phase change.
11. The identity of the molecules of a substance changes during a phase change.
12. Matter is destroyed during melting.
13. Molecules change size during a phase change.
14. Matter is destroyed during boiling.
15. Matter is not destroyed during evaporation.