A student rapidly pushes down the plunger of a sealed plastic syringe, compressing the air trapped inside.
You should ignore any effects of friction between the plunger and the walls of the syringe.
Explain why the temperature of the air inside the syringe increases.
38 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 14.3 Gas pressure and temperature, covering 14.3.1 Gas pressure and particle motion, 14.3.2 Temperature and pressure at constant volume, 14.3.3 Absolute zero and the kelvin scale, 14.3.4 Compressing and expanding gases, 14.3.5 Volume and pressure at constant temperature, and 14.3.6 Doing work on a gas. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.