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.
The theory posits that gas pressure is due to the impacts, on the walls of a container, of molecules or atoms moving at different velocities. Kinetic theory defines temperature in its own way, not identical with the thermodynamic definition.Under a microscope, the molecules making up a liquid are too small to be visible, but the jittering motion of pollen grains or dust particles can be seen.inetic theory defines temperature in its own way, not identical with the thermodynamic definition. Under a microscope, the molecules making up a liquid are too small to be visible, but the jittering motion of pollen grains or dust particles can be seen.