Storm in a Teacup Ch 1

As the temperature of molecules increases, their speed _

• stays the same

• decreases

• increases

When air molecules are moving faster, what happens to the pressure they exert on their containers?

• they exert the same amount of pressure on their containers

• they exert more pressure on their containers

• they exert less pressure on their containers

If molecules are able to spread out, their volume _ and as a result their pressure _

• increases, increases

• increases, decreases

• decreases, decreases

• decreases, increases

Which of these terms could be used to complete the sentence?

When corn kernels are heated, the shells _ to the pressure, causing them to pop.

• Explode

• Vaporize

• Succumb

• Destruction

Which of these could be the speed of a water molecule?

• 1000 mph (miles per hour)

• 1000 miles

• 1000 hours

What does it mean if someone says that two things (such as volume and pressure) are inversely proportional?

• If the quantity of one increases, the quantity of the other also increases

• If the quantity of one increases, the quantity of the other decreases

• If the quantity of one increases, the quantity of the other stays the same