1 Arenât claimed as a tax dependent. 2  Turn down an offer of job-based coverage. 3  Under the health care law, you must have qualifying health coverage or pay a fee on your next federal tax return.  The penalty in 2016 is 2.5% of household income or $695 per adult (half of that per child), whichever is higher.
Noun. 1. kinetic theory - (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion. kinetic theory of gases. scientific theory-a theory that explains scientific observations; scientific theories must be falsifiable.
Atomic theory. Atomic theory is the scientific theory of the nature of matter. The theory states that matter is made up of small particles called atoms. Prior to this theory, matter was thought to be able to be divided into any small quantity. The word atom is derived from the Greek atmos, meaning indivisible.