Gas Laws

Your parents decide that it's time you go visit your grandmother who lives an hour away. When you get to her house, your check the tires and notice what about their pressure.

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You shake a can of soda & then open it, decreasing its pressure. What happens to the volume of the carbon dioxide in the soda?

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The pressure decreases as a scuba diver ascends to the surface of the water. What happens to the volume of air in his lungs?

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You forgot to bring your basketball inside after playing a game with your friends. When the sun when down, the temperature dropped & it got cold outside. What do you think happened to the volume of the ball?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

When you press down the trigger on a can of spray paint, you are adding pressure. What happens to the volume of the contents inside the can?

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Let's say you go on a cruise & the ship starts sinking. You inflate a rubber life raft so you will be able to stay afloat until help arrives. When you place the raft in the cold water, the raft shrinks slightly, decreasing its pressure. What happens to the volume of the raft?

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You go camping & roast marshmallows over a campfire. What happens to the volume of the air bubbles inside the marshmallows?

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The burner of a hot air balloon start heating the air inside the envelope. This continues heating the air, until the balloon inflates all the way & starts to lift off the ground. What happens to the pressure of the balloon as it is being inflated?

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You release propane from a tank so you can start heating up the grill. When you do this, the pressure inside the tank decreases. As the pressure decreases, what happens to the temperature inside the tank?

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