Have you ever wanted to know what happens when you compress a gas? Well, this article is for you! We will be discussing what happens when gasses are compressed and how they react. Gases can be made of different materials such as air, carbon dioxide, or helium. Compressing these gases will cause the molecules in them to move closer together and become denser. Why would anyone want to do that? Well, it’s so we can learn about what goes on inside stars or interstellar clouds! Read on below for more information.
Synonym for adjective “dense”: packed together closely. Synonym for the adjective “constricted”: compressed tightly and made smaller in size or shape; narrowed to restrict liberty. Related word for verb form – “to compress” is “to squeeze.” Hence the act to make something more condensed by squeezing it tight against another object (e.g., putting your thumb on one side of an inflated balloon). This can also be accomplished chemically by adding heat and pressure which makes molecules move closer together and become denser.
After the object is compressed, it will be smaller in size or shape; hence, “to compress” means to squeeze something into a tighter space. This can be accomplished chemically by adding heat and pressure which makes molecules move closer together and become denser. For example, when you pressurize gas (e.g., air) inside a bike tire with an inflatable pump so that it becomes tight against another object, like your fingers on both sides of the inflated balloon pictured below:
Example sentence for paragraph one: In this experiment, we are going to take two unopened cans from grocery store cola drink-pop cans–one empty soda pop bottle with its cap off set aside nearby–and fill the cola drink-pop can with about an inch’s worth of water.
In this experiment, we are going to take two unopened cans from grocery store cola drink-pop cans–one empty soda pop bottle with its cap off set aside nearby–and fill the cola drink-pop can with about an inch’s worth of water.
We will then use a large cork (or similar object) as our base for what is called a “water hammer.” A water hammer is created when you release compressed gas quickly by pushing down on it in one spot and allowing pressure to escape at another point near it that has less resistance. It creates brief but intensely strong pulses of sound waves like a hammer hitting something.
We will place the water-filled cola drink container on top of our cork and push down on it in one spot–and allow pressure to escape near it at another point that has less resistance, creating brief but intensely strong pulses of sound waves like a hammer hitting something.
The empty soda pop bottle will act as what is called a “chimney” for releasing or allowing pressure (which we created by compressing the gas) to release quickly without any interference. It should be placed directly below where you are pushing down with your hand in this case, right under the cola drink can fill with water so that when enough pressure accumulates there inside due to being compressed, air comes out through the small opening.
We will be able to hear what compressed air sounds like–it’s a popping sound, or “bang.” When we release pressure quickly in this way (by letting it escape), the water-filled cola drink container starts moving up and down just as if someone were jumping on top of it! The act of compressing our gas is what created enough pressure for us to actually make things move around; when you release that built-up pressure by allowing some area other than where your hand was causing compression to let more of the gas escape, eventually all areas have equalized so there isn’t any more resistance at any point–and therefore no need for further pushing down with one’s hands. This is what we mean by “no further expansion.”
The sound of compressed air created from the cola drink container was very similar to that of popping corn kernels, which has given it one nickname–the popcorn generator! When I removed my hand and let go, the pressure in all parts of the enclosed space returned to normal levels. That’s what we call “expansion”—or allowing more than just where your hands are holding down on a surface area for compression (such as with other objects) so there’s no need to hold any tighter or push harder at that point because every part has equalized.
