Air Pressure

________is the instrument used to measure air pressure.

• barometer
• thermometer
• mercury
• watch

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

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

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 altitude?

• how much something weighs
• the distance above sea level
• how big something is
• how far away something is

In what direction(s) does air exert pressure?

• all directions

• no where
• there is no pressure
• downward

Fewer molecules further apart, means density is:

• high
• low

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

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

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

• decreases
• increases
• stays the same

Cold air exerts _____________ pressure than warm air.

• the same
• more
• less

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6