The average speed that molecules move is also called temperature. So, you would use a thermometer.
The solid state has the least molecular motion.
When thermal energy is added to nitrogen, the molecular motion increases, causing the molecules to vibrate and move more rapidly. This results in an increase in temperature. When thermal energy is removed, molecular motion decreases, leading to a decrease in temperature. The phase of nitrogen may change depending on the temperature, transitioning between solid, liquid, and gas states.
The molecular motion in a gas is at its minimum possible at absolute zero temperature. At this temperature, the molecules have almost zero kinetic energy, causing them to come to a stop and exhibit minimal motion.
entropy
The temperature is absolute zero, a minimum temperature of matter based on continually reduced molecular motion. (Although absolute zero cannot be attained, it is possible to get very very close, to about 170 billionths of a kelvin.) Absolute zero is approximately -273.15 °C
a measure of molecular motion
Its motion changes speed on the molecular level
The measure of the average motion of molecules is temperature. Temperature is a reflection of the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance.
As a substance changes from a solid to a liquid, the molecular motion increases as the intermolecular bonds break and the molecules can move past each other more freely. When a substance transitions from a liquid to a gas, the molecular motion increases further as the molecules have enough energy to overcome intermolecular forces entirely and move independently.
When matter changes state, the molecular energy generally increases as heat is added or decreases as heat is removed. Molecular motion increases as the substance transitions from a solid to a liquid to a gas. The overall mass of the substance remains the same throughout the phase change process, as no particles are added or removed.
One measure of the motion of particles is velocity, which is the speed and direction of the particles. Another measure is acceleration, which describes how the velocity of the particles changes over time.
To measure changes in motion, you can use tools like a speedometer, accelerometer, or motion sensors. To graph these changes, plot time on the x-axis and the measured variable (e.g., speed or acceleration) on the y-axis. This can help visualize the motion patterns over time.
Resistance to changes in its state of motion is measured by inertia, which is the tendency of an object to maintain its velocity. The larger the mass of an object, the greater the inertia and resistance to changes in motion.
Melting ice to form liquid water or boiling liquid water to produce steam are two examples of changes in state that lead to an increase in molecular motion. In both cases, the added energy causes the molecules to move more rapidly and with greater freedom.
When measuring how hot or cold something is, you measure its temperature using a thermometer. Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance - higher temperature means more kinetic energy and increased molecular motion, resulting in what we perceive as hot, while lower temperature means less kinetic energy and decreased molecular motion, resulting in what we perceive as cold.
Observation of an object at rest or stationary would not show molecular motion.
When heat energy is increased, the molecules in a substance gain more kinetic energy and move faster. This increased molecular motion leads to a rise in temperature and can result in changes in the state of matter, such as melting or boiling.