Compressibility
Gases are easily compressed because there is a lot of ______ between particles.
empty space
Adding more particles to a rigid container increases ______.
pressure?
Increasing gas pressure by decreasing volume is explained by this law.
Boyle’s Law
Increasing temperature makes gas particles move ______.
faster
Compressibility measures how much the ______ of matter decreases under pressure.
volume
More gas particles mean more ______ with container walls.
collisions
Pressing down on a piston decreases ______, increasing pressure.
volume
Temperature is the average ______ energy of gas particles.
kinetic
Unlike solids and liquids, gases have ______ compressibilty
higher
In an air pump, this valve lets air flow into the chamber when pulling the handle up.
one-way valve?
More compressed gas means more ______ between particles.
collisions
At constant volume, pressure and temperature are ______ proportional.
directly
The file compares compressibility to choosing ______ for a trip.
clothing (bulky vs compact)
Making the pump cylinder larger allows more ______ per stroke.
air
To compress gas further, you must push ______.
harder (more force)
In winter, tire pressure is usually ______ than in summer.
lower
In the investigation, clothes placed under the same book showed compressibility differences. What property was measured?
decrease in height/volume
When tire pressure gets high enough, what may happen to the container?
rupture/burst
When the piston is not moving, upward gas pressure equals the ______ pushing down.
piston pressure/force
According to the graph, the difference in Omaha tire pressure between January (–10 °C) and July (31 °C) is about ______ psi.
8 psi