Question

The passage below is all about the states of matter. Yet, it has many mistakes. Select the words that should either be deleted or replaced.

"The states of matter are gel, liquid, gas, and solid. All matter reacts to changes in temperature. Temperature is a measure of a substance's density energy. When energy enters a substance, that substance's molecules start moving faster. If enough energy enters a solid substance, the substance will melt into its liquid phase. It is very difficult for a liquid's molecules to flow around one another. Molecules in a gas are not bound to other molecules. They can spread apart as far as possible. If a gas should cool very quickly, a process known as sublimation allows the gas to become solid without having to go through its liquid phase first."

Answer 1

The states of matter are **gel**, liquid, gas, and solid. All matter reacts to changes in temperature. Temperature is a measure of a substance's **density** energy. When energy enters a substance, that substance's molecules start moving faster. If enough energy enters a solid substance, the substance will melt into its liquid phase.

It is very difficult for a liquid's molecules to flow around one another. Molecules in a gas are not bound to other molecules. They can spread apart as far as possible. If a gas should cool very quickly, a process known as sublimation allows the gas to become solid without having to go through its liquid phase first.

Step-by-step explanation:

The corrected passage should read: "The states of matter are **gel**, liquid, gas, and solid. All matter reacts to changes in temperature. Temperature is a measure of a substance's **internal** energy. When energy enters a substance, that substance's molecules start moving faster.

If enough energy enters a solid substance, the substance will melt into its liquid phase. It is very difficult for a liquid's molecules to flow around one another. Molecules in a gas are not bound to other molecules. They can spread apart as far as possible. If a gas should cool very quickly, a process known as sublimation allows the gas to become solid without having to go through its liquid phase first."

In the corrected version, the word "gel" has been removed, as it is not a state of matter. Additionally, "density" has been replaced with "internal" to accurately describe temperature as a measure of a substance's internal energy. These changes address the inaccuracies in the original passage and provide a more scientifically accurate representation of the states of matter and their behaviors.