Atmospheric Pressure and Liquid Pressure

Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?

• D

• C

• B

• A

Where would you find the largest pressure?

• At the bottom of the ocean

• At the top of Mt Everest

• Close to ground on the Scotch oval

• In a rockpool on the Great Barrier Reef

Pressure depends on depth

• true

• false

In what direction(s) does air exert pressure?

• everywhere

• no where

• there is no pressure

• downward

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

• height

• distance

• force

• protuberance

What instrument is used to measure air pressure?

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Anemometer

Define air pressure

• Air pressure is the force exerted on a surface by the weight of the air above it.

• Air pressure is the force exerted by the weight of the ground on a surface

• Air pressure is the force exerted by the weight of water on a surface

• Air pressure is the force exerted by the wind on a surface

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The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.

• Atmosphere

• Air Pressure

• Altitude

• Wind

the pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere

• atmospheric pressure

• high pressure

• low pressure

• climate

• global winds

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Define Air Pressure

• The weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• The Amount of Mass in a given volume

• The force pushing on an area

• The distance above sea level

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