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Compressing Fluids

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pressure produced by a compressed gas increases because...

a)

the gas particles collide with the container more often

b)

the gas particles collide with the container less often

c)

the gas particles get softer

d)

the gas particles move more slowly

2.

You trap air particles inside a bottle then push the bottle in.

a)

There are the same amount of air particles in bottle.

b)

There are more particles in the compressed bottle.

c)

There are fewer particles in the compressed bottle.

d)

The particles in the compressed bottle get smaller.

3.
What is between air particles?
a)
Particles of oxygen
b)
Particles of nitrogen
c)
Nothing
d)
Other elements
4.
Air particles inside a closed object are
a)
compressed so that the particles bond to each other.
b)
vibrating rapidly until they break the bonds holding them to other particles.
c)
constantly moving and bumping into other particles and the object.
d)
perfectly still because they have enough room.
5.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
6.

Increasing the temperature of a gas will _______ the pressure it exerts.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

not affect

7.

If the temperature of a gas is kept constant but the volume is decreased, the pressure will _______.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain constant

8.

If the volume of a gas is kept constant but the temperature is decreased, the pressure will _______.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain constant

9.

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

10.

Pick the best answer to explain all properties of gases....

a)

They're fluids

Can be compressed

Little space between particles

b)

They're solids

Can be compressed

Lots of space between particles

c)

They're fluids

Cannot be compressed

Lots of space between particles

d)

Can be compressed

Lots of space between particles

11.

On a cold December day, you go to the store to buy balloons for Mrs. Lane's birthday. When you leave the store, what happens to the volume of the balloon?

a)

INCREASES

b)

DECREASES

12.

You shake a can of soda and then open it which decreases the pressure. What happens to the volume of the carbon dioxide in the soda?

a)

INCREASES

b)

DECREASES

13.

The scuba diver ascends to the surface of the water. What happens to the volume of his lungs?

a)

INCREASES

b)

DECREASES

14.

The soccer girls forgot a soccer ball on the field after Coach K's practice. When the sun went down, the temperature dropped. What happened to the volume of the ball?

a)

INCREASES

b)

DECREASES