Pressure and Particle Motion
Grade 12th Grade · Science · 45 min· 7 Ps1.3
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can predict how changing pressure affects the movement and spacing of particles in solids, liquids, and gases.
Warm-Up Video
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Pressure in Gases | Matter | Physics | FuseSchool
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
Gases exert pressure on surfaces, and this pressure increases with more particle collisions, which relates to the kinetic energy of the gas molecules.
- 2
Heating a gas increases the particles' kinetic energy, causing them to move faster and collide more forcefully, thus increasing the pressure; conversely, cooling a gas decreases pressure.
- 3
In a syringe, pulling the plunger increases volume and decreases pressure, creating a vacuum that draws fluid in to repressurize the system to normal atmospheric levels, demonstrating the inverse relationship between volume and pressure.
Practice Questions
11 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Explain how decreasing the volume of a gas in a closed container affects the pressure exerted by the gas on the container walls, and describe the resulting changes in particle movement. Give an example. ”
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