Density, Pressure, Atmosphere, Big Weather

The amount of force pushing on an area is the definition of....

• Fluid
• Viscosity
• Barometer
• Pressure

If the horse reared up on 2 legs what effect would it have on the pressure?

• it will exert half the pressure it did before
• it will exert the same pressure it did before
• it will exert twice the pressure it did before
• it will exert four times the pressure it did before

Which of these animals would probably cause the greatest pressure on the ground?

• A fat cow with big feet
• A fat cow with small feet
•  A calf with big feet
• A calf with small feet

Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?

• D
• C
• B
• A

Pressure is equal to force divided by what

• area
• mass
• time
• distance

True or false:
Pressure depends on depth

• true
• false

___________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

Where would pressure be the greatest

• 10 m deep in a lake at sea level

• 5 m deep in a pond on a mountain

• top of a mountain 15,000 feet up

• on a hill in Oklahoma City (1,200 ft. above sea level)

Which best describes the type of weather associated with low air pressure?

• clear and dry

• cloudy with precipitation

• sunny with high winds

• sunny, cool, and clear

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5