Temperature and Pressure

When a liquid freezes, its particles get ____. This could result from the pressure ____.

• farther apart; decreasing

• closer together; decreasing

• farther apart; increasing

• closer together; increasing

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As long as the temperature does not change, as the volume _____ the pressure _____.

• increases, increases

• increases, decreases

• decreases, decreases

• decreases, stays the same

The state of matter of a material depends on its _____.

• density

• temperature

• volume

• weight

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What changes are likely to happen to the particles inside a beaker with liquid water as thermal energy is removed?

• get further apart

• slow down

• move faster

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The amount of force that is exerted on a balloon by the gas inside the balloon is _____

• temperature

• pressure

• volume

• heat

How does a pressure cooker allow water to remain liquid above 100°C?

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How does Mars’s air pressure compare to Earth’s?

• • It is 10 times higher

• • It is the same

• • It is about 100 times lower

• • It fluctuates wildly

What happens to water in a pressure cooker?

• • It boils faster at a lower temperature

• • It remains liquid at higher temperatures

• • It evaporates at 10°C

• • It freezes

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Why is liquid water rare on Mars?

What can the behavior of water on Mars teach us?

• About Mars’s pressure and temperature

• About Earth’s wildlife

• About distant galaxies

• About space travel