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Long quiz in Basic Science 10

Test I. Multiple Choice. Direction: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____1. Who was the English scientist who studied the relationship between the volume of a gas and
its pressure?
a.) Amedeo Avogadro c.) Jacques Charles
b.) Gay-Lussac d.) Robert Boyle
_____2. The amount of force exerted per unit of area of a surface is the gas's:
a.) Pressure c.) Temperature
b.) Volume d.) Density
_____3. Boyle's Law describe the relation between...
a.) Pressure and Temperature c.) Volume and Pressure
b.) Volume and Temperature d.) Temperature and Density

_____4. This graph is an example of two variables that are:

a.) directly proportional c.) inversely proportional

b.) perpendicular d.) conjugate
_____5. Which of the following phenomena does NOT involve the application of gas pressure?
a.) Burning fuels c.) Falling leaves
b.) Vulcanizing tire d.) Rising hot air balloons
_____6. What will happen to the size of a balloon when it is placed in a freezer?
a.) It will shrink. c.) It will swell up.
b.) It will float. d.) It will remain the same.
_____7. What temperature scale must be used when applying Charles' law?
a.) Kelvin c.) Fahrenheit
b.) Celsius d.) Both b and c
_____8. The pressure on the top of a mountain is 0.843 atm, what will be the height of the mercury
column in a barometer?
a.) 0.0011 mm Hg c.) 90 mm Hg
b.) 640.68 mm Hg d.) 124.45 mm Hg

Test II. Write B if the situation applies to Boyle’s Law and C if it applies to Charles’ Law.
_____9. Inhalation and exhalation
_____10. Syringe
_____11. Hot Air Balloon
_____12. Baking Bread
_____13. Bicycle Pump
_____14. Automotive Engine
_____15. Spray Paint
Test III. Problem-Solving. Show your complete solution.
1. Convert 59°F into Celsius scale

2. Convert 6 atm into cm Hg

3. An 8.00 L balloon is filled with helium at a pressure of 3.20 atm. If the balloon is squeezed
into a 2.50 L beaker and doesn’t burst, what is the new pressure of the helium?

4. A sample of oxygen gas has a final volume of 225mL when its pressure is 891 torr. What will
be the original volume of the gas be at a pressure of 721 torr if the temperature remains
constant?

5. A 62.0 ml soap bubble is blown in a 31.0°C room. It drifts out an open window and lands in a
snow bank at -5.0°C. What is its new volume?

6. Toni and Tyronia want to play a game of beach volleyball. If the beach ball has a volume of
261 L at a temperature of 60.0°C, what will the temperature of the balloon be if the volume
decreases to 176 L?