Air Pressure and Density Review Game

Air pressure is greater _______.

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

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

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

Density of air is greater ________.

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

In the morning, Carlos noticed that the air pressure reading on the barometer was beginning to drop. What kind of weather can he most likely expect in the evening?

• The weather will be cloudy with a chance of rain.
• The weather will be warmer with clear skies.
• The weather will be clear and windy.
• The weather will be sunny and cool.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Fewer molecules farther apart from each other, means density is:

• high

• low

As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?

• air pressure decreases (it goes down)

• air pressure increases (it goes up)

• air pressure stays the same

Pressure is the effect of

• the weight of all the air above pressing down
• water vapor in the atmosphere
• greenhouse gases
• solar radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This instrument measures air pressure.

• thermometer

• anemometer

• barometer

• wind vane

Air pressure is measured in units of ______.

• degrees Celsius (^o C)

• kilometers per hour (km/h)

• millibars (mb)

• miles (mi)

Air particles tend to move from areas of _____ pressure to areas of _____ pressure until the pressures are equal.

• same, unequal

• low, high

• high, low

• medium, large