Measuring Gases Review Handout Answers

Which of the following units is used to measure amount of a gas?

• Kelvin

• liters

• Pascals

• moles

Which of the following units is used to measure temperature of a gas?

• Celcius

• Kelvin

• Pascals

• atm

Which of the following units is used to measure pressure of a gas?

• Kelvin

• liters

• moles

• atm

Why does a falling barometer indicate rain?

• Rain falls down means higher pressure.

• Water weighs more than air so it has higher pressure.

• Water is less dense than air so it has lower pressure.

What causes atomospheric pressure?

• The temperature of all the gases.

• The volume of all the gases.

• The weight of all the gases.

The speed of the particles is another word for the ____ of the particles.

• kinetic energy

• pressure

• mass

• volume