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

• kilometer

• thermometer

• micrometer

Air pressure is greater _______.

• at the top of the mountain

• at the center of the mountain

• at the bottom of the mountain

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

• air pressure

• density

• volume

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If you burn your tongue while eating hot food, you are experiencing:

• heat transfer by convection.

• heat transfer by radiation

• heat transfer by conduction.

On a hot summer day, you jump into a lake to cool off. Why does this cause you to feel cool?

• Kinetic engergy is transferring from the water in the lake to my body.

• Kinetic energy is transferring from my body to the water in the lake.

When you feel heat from a bonfire, you are experiencing what type of energy transfer?

• Kinetic

• Radiant

• Convective

What occurs when air is forced into a smaller space?

• compression

• force

• weight

• expansion

What occurs when air particles spread out because of less pressure?

• force 
• expansion
• compression
• weight

When particles are compressed, they move how?

• slower
• no change
• faster

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4