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WorksheetsReading Sheet: Air Pressure
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Altitude is greater __________.
a)
at the bottom of the mountain
b)
at the top of the mountain
c)
at the center of the mountain
2.
Air pressure is greater _______.
a)
at the top of the mountain
b)
at the bottom of the mountain
c)
at the center of the mountain
3.
Density of air is greater ________.
a)
at the top of the mountain
b)
at the bottom of the mountain
c)
at the center of the mountain
4.
A cubic meter of air has less mass at the top of the mountain.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Air pressure does not crush objects on earth
a)
because more air pushes down than up
b)
because gravity keeps air pressure away
c)
because air pressure pushes in all directions
d)
because the Earth has an opposing force of gravity
6.
_______ and ________ are the units used by meteorologists to describe air pressure.
a)
inches of mercury and g/mL
b)
millibars and degrees celsius
c)
degrees faharenheit and celsius
d)
inches of mercury and millibars
7.
The amount of mass in a unit volume of a substance
a)
mass
b)
pressure
c)
volume
d)
density
8.
An instrument that does not use a liquid to measure air pressure is _______.
a)
aneroid barometer
b)
mercury barometer
c)
thermometer
d)
ceilometer
9.
_______ = force/unit area
a)
force
b)
pressure
c)
density
d)
temperature
10.
Why is it hard to breath at high altitudes?
a)
There is too much oxygen in this location.
b)
There is a higher density of air molecules.
c)
There is a low density of air molecules.
d)
The air pressure is greater than at low altitudes.
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