Density and Air Pressure

___________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

Air pressure is greatest when near Earth's surface because?

• The air molecules are farther apart.

• The air molecules are closer together.

• Air molecules collide.

• Air molecules are tightly packed.

Does high air pressure systems SINK or RISE in the atmosphere?

• Sink

• Rise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Are high pressure systems MORE or LESS dense than low pressure systems?

• More

• Low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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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Air pressure is measured with a

• thermometer

• hot-air balloon

• satellite

• barometer

As I walk up Mt Everest, the density of air...

• decreases

• increases

The measurement of how many atoms are packed into a space is called ______.

TRUE or FALSE: Air pressure is created by the column of air pushing down on us.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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