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Gases & Their Properties
Gas Balloon Loft
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Matterling — Gases & Their Properties Gas Balloon Loft
Hi!
I'm Matterling.
Welcome to Gas Balloon Loft!
Will you help me investigate gases & their properties?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
A gas does not keep its own fixed shape or volume.
It spreads through the available container space.
Does air have mass?
- A. Yes
- B. No
- C. Only when visible
The answer is A: Yes
Gas has mass.
It can often be compressed
because its particles are far apart compared with their size
in a simple particle model.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
Gas has mass.
It can often be compressed
because its particles are far apart compared with their size
in a simple particle model.
What happens when the model's air space is reduced?
- A. The gas stops existing
- B. It turns into no matter
- C. The gas is compressed
The answer is C: The gas is compressed
Our sealed syringe model reduces the air space when pushed.
The air is compressed, not destroyed.
This is a supplied model, not a task requiring equipment.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our sealed syringe model reduces the air space when pushed.
The air is compressed, not destroyed.
This is a supplied model, not a task requiring equipment.
How does gas fill a container?
- A. It never occupies space
- B. It spreads through available space
- C. It always keeps one rigid block shape
The answer is B: It spreads through available space
A gas does not keep its own fixed shape or volume.
It spreads through the available container space.
Nice investigating!
You've been following the evidence.
Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.
A gas does not keep its own fixed shape or volume.
Gas has mass.
Our sealed syringe model reduces the air space when pushed.
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