Exam 11: Basic Physics

If you double the absolute pressure of a gas sample, what happens to the volume?

What pressure does air exert at sea level?

What is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius?

What pressure measurement is any pressure below atmospheric pressure?

What is the energy that causes a change in the motion of an object?

Which state of matter is a substance with a definite volume and a fixed shape?

What is the ratio of an object's mass to its volume?

What term is used to describe a phase change of liquid to vapor?

What term describes the transfer of heat through the circulation or movement of a liquid or a gas?

What principle states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the individual partial pressures?

What could happen if a process technician does not understand fluid flow principles?

Who formulated theories of fluid flow and aerodynamics?

What does the P stand for in the Combined Gas Law?

What is the ratio of the density of a liquid or solid to the density of pure water?

What principle states that a solid object will float if its density is less than the fluid in which it is suspended?

What term describes the transfer of heat through matter via vibrational motion?

What happens to materials that are lighter than water?

What is the distance traveled over time or change in position over time?

What principle states that at a constant temperature, as the pressure of a gas increases, the volume decreases?

What is it called when a substance changes from one physical state to another?