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Gas Laws Intro

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False:
Gas molecules have no mass
a)
False
b)
True
2.
True or False:
A sample of a gas has no definite volume
a)
False
b)
True
3.
Which is a quality that only gases display?
a)
Spread out to fill all available space
b)
Take the shape of their container
c)
Can't be compressed
d)
All of these
4.
Mr. B goes to a birthday party, but on the way home his balloon begins to float away. What will happen to it?
a)
It will pop immediately
b)
It will float up for a bit and then fall down
c)
It will float up for a while and then pop
d)
It will float on into space
5.
A bubble forms at the bottom of a pool. As it moves towards the surface, what happens?
a)
It grows
b)
It shrinks
c)
It stays the same size
d)
It slows down
6.
True or False:
You leave a soccer ball outside in the winter. Will the ball end up flatter than it was before?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Only if it's REALLY cold
d)
Only if it has a leak
7.
What happens to the average kinetic energy of matter when it is heated?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases 
c)
It doesn't change
d)
It cannot be determined
8.
Gas pressure is caused by
a)
A.  Gas molecules heating up.
b)
B.  Gas molecules reacting with other gas molecules.
c)
C.  Gas molecules hitting the walls of a container.
d)
D.  Gas molecules hitting other gas molecules.
9.
How do gas molecules move? 
a)
in an orderly fashion 
b)
constantly and randomly
c)
in straight line paths
d)
in a circular motion
10.
Which container will have lower pressure?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
they both have the same pressure
11.
How does a solid become a liquid?
a)
Randomly
b)
Add heat
c)
Cool it down
d)
Throw it on the ground
12.
Choose the environment with the lowest air pressure:
a)
Miss Imel's Room
b)
Bottom of the ocean
c)
Death Valley National Park
(very low elevation)
d)
The peak of Mt. Everest
13.
What is the name of the "layers" of air that surround the Earth?
a)
Sky
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Space
d)
Circumference
14.
David Bowie recorded a song with Queen called...
a)
Gas Laws
b)
I've Got Gas
c)
Under Pressure
d)
Atmospheric Pressure
15.
True or False:
Gravity affects gases
a)
True
b)
False
16.
We are constantly under some air pressure! The average pressure on Earth is about the same as...
a)
1 pound pressing on every square inch of us
b)
0.01 pounds pressing on every square inch of us
c)
140 pounds pressing on every square inch of us
d)
14 pounds pressing on every square inch of us
17.
How does a liquid become a gas?
a)
Add heat
b)
Cool it down
c)
Spray it from a hose
d)
Drink it and burp