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04. Fluid Principles and Gas Laws (conceptual)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A unit of pressure is called a

a)

bernoulli

b)

pascal

c)

pound

d)

meter

2.

One application of Pascal's principle is

a)

a hydraulic car lift

b)

the flight of an airplane

c)

a speedboat's bottom slapping against the waves

d)

the buoyancy shown by ducks and other waterfowl

3.

Which of the following is true of the buoyant force?

a)

it acts in the downward direction

b)

it acts with the force of gravity

c)

it acts in the upward direction

d)

ti makes an object feel heavier

4.

What scientific rule states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object?

a)

Archimedes' principle

b)

Pascal's principle

c)

Bernoulli's principle

d)

Newton's third law of motion

5.

A ship stays afloat as long as the buoyant force is

a)

less than the ship's weight

b)

equal to the ship's weight

c)

less than the ship's speed

d)

greater than the ship's speed

6.

The mass per unit volume of a substance is its

a)

density

b)

buoyancy

c)

weight

d)

fluid pressure

7.

This principle says that an increase in pressure on a confined fluid is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid.

a)

Newton's Principle

b)

Bernoulli's Principle

c)

Archimedes' Principle

d)

Pascal's Principle

8.

This principle states that the faster a fluid moves, the less pressure the fluid exerts.

a)

Bernoulli's Principle

b)

Newton's Principle

c)

Pascal's Principle

d)

Archimedes' Principle

9.

Which states of matter are fluid?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

liquid and gas

10.

A student inflates a balloon with helium then places it in the freezer. The student should expect

a)

the balloon's volume to increase

b)

the balloon's volume to decrease

c)

the balloon's moles to increase

d)

the balloon's moles to decrease

11.

If a hairspray can is heated, what can be expected of the pressure of the gas inside the can?

a)

The pressure will increase

b)

The pressure will decrease

c)

The pressure will remain constant

d)

The pressure will equalize

12.

Which of the following would increase the (gas) pressure of a system?

a)

Increase the temperature of the sample

b)

Pump in more gas particles

c)

Decrease the volume of the container

d)

Each of these is correct

13.

Charles' Law explains...

a)

that if the pressure increases, the volume decreases

b)

that if the pressure increases, the temperature increases

c)

that if the temperature increases, the volume increases

d)

that if the pressure goes decreases, the volume decreases

14.

Directly proportional means as one value increases ..

a)

the other stays the same

b)

the other increases as well

c)

the other decereases

d)

the other goes to zero

15.

Temperature describes the ___ of particles.

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

motion

d)

conductivity

16.

Increasing the temperature on an aerosol can is dangerous because the gas inside will

a)

Increase the pressure

b)

Decrease the pressure

c)

Increase the volume

d)

Decrease the volume

17.

The random molecular motion of a substance is greatest when the substance is

a)

a solid

b)

a liquid

c)

a gas

d)

molecular motion is constant

18.

If you blow up a balloon and then place it in the freezer, according to Charles's Law it will

a)

explode

b)

get smaller

c)

get larger

d)

freeze

19.
Describe the substance between letters A and B. 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Melting
d)
Evaporating
20.
Between which points is the substance changing its state of matter?
a)
A-B only. 
b)
A-B, C-D, E-F
c)
B-C only. 
d)
B-C, D-E
21.

The melting point of the sample is

a)

-60 ºC

b)

-100 ºC

c)

60 ºC

d)

100 ºC

22.

The freezing point would equal

a)

the melting point

b)

the boiling point

c)

the condensation point

d)

absolute zero

23.
My particles move the slowest.
a)
Solid
b)
liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
24.

What do we call the the amount of force exerted on a certain area?

a)

fluid

b)

pressure

c)

buoyant

d)

force

25.

What is the formula for pressure?

a)

P=A/F

b)

P=FA

c)

P=F/A

d)

P=M/V