A thermometer is placed in water in order to measure the water's temperature. What would cause the liquid in the thermometer to rise? The molecules in the water move closer together. The molecules in the thermometer's liquid spread apart. The kinetic energy of the water molecules decreases. The kinetic energy of the thermometer's liquid molecules decreases.

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Orlando Gomez

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29 August, 01:46

A thermometer is placed in water in order to measure the water's temperature. What would cause the liquid in the thermometer to rise? The molecules in the water move closer together. The molecules in the thermometer's liquid spread apart. The kinetic energy of the water molecules decreases. The kinetic energy of the thermometer's liquid molecules decreases.

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Keely Lane · Answer 1

The kinetic energy of the water molecules decreases.

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Seth Russo · Answer 2

The kinetic energy of the thermometer's liquid molecules increases.

Explanation:

An increase in temperature is related to the increase in the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up the matter. In summary, when the temperature rises, the particles that make up the colored liquid or mercury move faster and that causes the substance to dilate. When the temperature rises, the colored liquid expands and rises inside the tube.