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Understanding PV Diagrams and Isobaric Processes

Understanding PV Diagrams and Isobaric Processes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

10th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the 'P' in a PV Diagram stand for?

Potential

Power

Pressure

Position

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a piston moves up, what happens to the volume in a PV Diagram?

Volume remains constant

Volume decreases

Volume becomes zero

Volume increases

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the pressure if the piston is pushed down quickly?

Pressure decreases

Pressure becomes zero

Pressure increases

Pressure remains constant

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a characteristic of an isobaric process?

Constant energy

Constant pressure

Constant temperature

Constant volume

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a thermodynamic process commonly represented on a PV Diagram?

Isothermal

Isotonic

Isobaric

Adiabatic

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In an isobaric process, how is the work done by the gas represented on a PV Diagram?

Area under a vertical line

Area under a horizontal line

Area under a diagonal line

Area under a curve

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the area under the curve in a PV Diagram represent?

Volume change

Pressure change

Work done

Temperature change

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