Baking Quiz

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Baking Basics Quiz

Are you ready to test your knowledge of baking science? This quiz covers essential concepts related to baking, gases, and pressure that are vital for every home baker.

Join us and discover how much you know about:
- The science behind rising baked goods
- The impact of altitude on baking
- The relationship between pressure and volume

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by BakingGuru123

Which gas is mainly responsible for causing baked goods to rise?

Carbon dioxide

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Baking soda

As pressure increases, volume ____. This is a(an) ____ proportion.

Decreases, inverse

Increases, direct

Increases, inverse

Decreases, direct

A sealed sandwich bag is taken from Denver to Breckenridge. The bag ___ because there is ___ air and a _____ pressure.

Expands, less, lower

Expands, less, higher

Compresses, more, higher

Compresses, more, lower

If a balloon heats up, the volume ____ because the particles are moving ____.

Increases, faster

Increases, slower

Decreases, slower

Decreases, faster

Considering the can-crush experiment, the can was crushed because

The pressure inside the can was lower than outside the can

The pressure inside the can was greater than outside the can

The boiling water weakened the can enough so that the cold water could crush it

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When baking, less baking soda is required at high altitude. Why is this?

The pressure is lower at high altitudes which allows gases to expand more.

The pressure is lower at high altitudes which allows gases to expand less.

The pressure is higher at high altitudes which allows gases to expand more

The pressure is higher at high altitudes which allows gases to expand less.

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