work done on a gas

• Gas particles colliding with walls of container

  Apply a force at right angles to the walls, causing gas pressure
• Compressing gas by applying force on piston

  Carrying out work on the gas
• Work


  Transfer of energy by a force
• Applying force to gas

  Increases internal energy of gas
• Internal energy


  Includes kinetic energy and potential energy of gas particles
• Increasing kinetic energy of gas particles


  Increases temperature of gas
• Bicycle pump


  • Can get warm when used to inflate a tire
• You'll find plenty of questions on work done on gases in the version workbook