(Savvas 3.2) Gas Laws Quiz

Which unit is used to express amounts of pressure?

• newton

• joule

• pascal

• kilopascal

What causes the pressure in a closed container of gas?

• The weight of the gas

• The force of the gas particles hitting the walls of the container

• The temperature of the gas

• The volume of the gas

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

Which of the following factors affect the pressure of an enclosed gas?

• Temperature, volume, and number of particles

• Temperature, volume, and mass

• Volume, mass, and density

• Temperature, mass, and density

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

In a closed container, increasing the temperature of a gas will decrease the force with which particles hit the walls of the container. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What effect does raising the temperature of a gas have on its pressure, if the volume of the gas and the number of its particles are kept constant?

• It decreases the pressure

• It increases the pressure

• It has no effect on the pressure

• It decreases the volume

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

How does reducing the volume of a gas affect its pressure if the temperature of the gas and the number of particles are constant?

• It decreases the pressure

• It increases the pressure

• It has no effect on the pressure

• It decreases the temperature

Increasing the number of particles of a gas will ________ its pressure if the temperature and the volume are constant.

• decrease

• increase

• not change

• decrease the volume

Jacques Charles recorded the behavior of gases on a graph. His data showed that the volume of a gas increases at the same rate as the ________ of the gas.

• pressure

• temperature

• number of particles

• volume

A temperature equal to 0 K on the Kelvin temperature scale is known as ________.

• absolute zero

• freezing point

• boiling point

• room temperature

What does Charles’s law state?

• The volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure.

• The volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature.

• The pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature.

• The number of particles in a gas is directly proportional to its volume.