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10th grade Pressure, volume and temperature of a gas worksheet

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Pressure, volume and temperature of a gas

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  1. A 2 L balloon at 27 °C is warmed to 77 °C at constant pressure. What is its new volume, to 0.01 L, Bo?

  2. A 1.5 L balloon at 20 °C is warmed to 60 °C at constant pressure. What is its new volume, to 0.01 L, Esme?

  3. A 4 L balloon at 30 °C is moved to a 10 °C room at constant pressure. What is its new volume, to 0.01 L, Jun?

  4. A sealed syringe holds 40 mL of air at 1 atm. The plunger is pushed to 20 mL at the same temperature. What is the pressure, Kira?

    • 0.5 atm
    • 1 atm, since the air is sealed
    • 2 atm
  5. Why does a sealed syringe get harder to push as the plunger goes in, Milo?

    • Smaller volume means higher pressure pushing back
    • The air's temperature drops when squeezed
    • The pressure falls as the volume falls, so it sticks
  6. A 2.0 L balloon at 300 K is cooled to 150 K at constant pressure. What is its new volume, Noah?

    • 4.0 L
    • 2.0 L, as nothing escapes
    • 1.0 L
  7. A balloon from a cool room is left in a warm car. Why does it get bigger, Pia?

    • Warmer gas takes up more space at the same pressure
    • Warmer gas takes up less space, so the rubber stretches
    • The car's air leaks into the balloon
  8. A car tire's air is at 300 K and 330 kPa (absolute). On a hot day it reaches 330 K. What is the new pressure, Tala?

    • 363 kPa
    • 300 kPa
    • 330 kPa, as the tire is sealed
  9. Why do drivers check tire pressure before a long drive on a hot day, Zee?

    • Heat lets air leak out through the rubber
    • Heat lowers the pressure, so the tire goes soft
    • Warmer air in the fixed tire volume raises the pressure
  10. A sealed glass jar of air warms in the sun from 280 K to 350 K. By what factor does its pressure change, Ari?

    • 0.8 times, so lower
    • Unchanged, since the jar is sealed
    • 1.25 times higher
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Pressure, volume and temperature of a gas. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can use Boyle's law (P₁V₁ = P₂V₂) for a sealed syringe or pump at fixed temperature.
  • I can use Charles's law (V₁/T₁ = V₂/T₂) and Gay-Lussac's law (P₁/T₁ = P₂/T₂), with temperatures in kelvins.
  • I can name the law from what stays fixed, and describe each law's graph.

Standard: none (TX, FL)

Words to know

Boyle's law: P₁V₁ = P₂V₂ at fixed temperature

Charles's law: V₁/T₁ = V₂/T₂ at fixed pressure

Gay-Lussac's law: P₁/T₁ = P₂/T₂ at fixed volume

absolute pressure: Total pressure, not the gauge reading above the air's

Common mistakes

Your child had pressure and volume rise together. At fixed temperature, squeezing a gas raises its pressure: P₁V₁ = P₂V₂.

Your child had volume or pressure fall as the gas warmed. Warmer gas takes more space, or pushes harder, in kelvins.

Your child used Celsius in a gas law. The laws work in kelvins: add 273.15 first.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with pressure, volume and temperature of a gas?

Your child had pressure and volume rise together. At fixed temperature, squeezing a gas raises its pressure: P₁V₁ = P₂V₂.

Are these 10th grade science worksheets free to print?

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