Air Pressure

As you travel from the surface of the earth up through the atmosphere into outer space, the gases become

• more dense.
• less dense.
• higher in temperature.
• consistently lower in temperature.

Where would the HIGHEST air pressure be measured?

• sea level
• Mt. Everest
• outer space
• at the top of a sky scraper

Which of the following statements about air pressure is true?

• Air pressure decreases as altitude increases.
• Warm air tends to have a higher air pressure than cold air.
• The atmosphere's air pressure does not vary.
• Air pressure increases as altitude increases.

How does temperature change with altitude in the troposphere?

• temperature stays the same as altitude increases.
• temperature decreases as altitude increases.
• temperature increases as altitude increases.
• temperature alternately increases and decreases as altitude increases.

The term air pressure is used to refer to the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the Earth's surface. What creates air pressure?

• the rotation of the Earth pushing air molecules against the planet's surface
• the force of gravity pulling air molecules toward the Earth's surface
• the magnetic field of the Earth attracting air molecules to the planet's surface
• the weight of space pressing against the top of the Earth's atmosphere

The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere,

• True
• False

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

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What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?

• Altitude
• Atmosphere
• Meteors
• Air Pressure

What is the lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?

• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere

Where is the temperature the highest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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