Air Pressure Review

air pressure ___________ as you go up in altitude or go higher in the layers of the atmosphere.

• decrease

• density

• air pressure

• increases

Another word for air pressure.

• atmospheric pressure

• weather

• atmosphere

• air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air pressure is ________ at the bottom of a mountain than on the ground.

• lower

• greater

• sinking

• rising

The molecules in air push in all directions.

• true

• false

The weight of the atmosphere is called __________.

• air pressure

• air density

• gravity

• nitrogen

What is the measure of the force of the gases (air) pushing down on the Earth's surface called?

• temperature

• gravity

• atmosphere

• air pressure

As altitude (height) increases, air pressure

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Which boy is experiencing warmer temperatures?

• the boy standing on top of the mountain

• the boy standing at the bottom of the mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If you are standing at the BOTTOM of the mountain there is...

• higher air pressure

• lower air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What happens to air pressure as you ascend a mountain?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It remains the same

• It fluctuates