Atmosphere - 6th Grade

The atmosphere is 21%

• nitrogen
• oxygen
• argon
• flatulence

Most of the atmosphere is composed of the following gas

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• argon

• flatulence

Altitude is the

• distance between the moon and the sun

• weight of a mountain divided by the ocean

• place where things drop from the sky

• height of an object above the ground or sea level

air pressure is the ________ that air has on a surface or object 

• height
• distance
• force
• protuberance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

As altitude increases, the air pressure 

• decreases
• stays the same
• increases
• all of the above

What does a barometer do?

• measures air pressure
• measures temperature
• measures humidity
• measures length

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How does air pressure change as you climb a mountain?

• it decreases (less air pressure)

• it increases (more air pressure)

• stays the same

• the temperature gets warmer

Air pressure does not crush you because molecules in air push ____________________.

• inward only
• outward only
• in all directions

__________________ is the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• Velocity

• Air pressure

• Weather

• Density

What do dust, smoke, salt, and chemicals have in common?

• They are gases in the air.
• They make up water vapor in the air.
• They are particles in the air.
• They are only found in pure air.