Weather & Water FOSS Inv 2 Air Pressure

What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.

• barometer
• thermometer
• kilometer
• micrometer

Air pressure is greater _______.

• at the top of the mountain
• at the bottom of the mountain
• at the center of the mountain

Density of air is greater ________.

• at the top of the mountain
• at the bottom of the mountain
• at the center of the mountain

What is the lowest pressure value listed here?

• 1006

• 1008

• 1012

• 1024

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Isobars are recorded in what unit?

• milimeters

• mililiters

• milibars

• miligrams

What are isobars?

• lines connecting places of equal temperature

• lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure

• lines drawn to places of different temperatures

• lines drawn to places of different pressures

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

What does the air consist of?

• particles

• helium

• density

• weather

Winds are caused by differences in

• precipitation
• humidity
• air pressure
• turbulence

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6