WorksheetsAir Pressure Factors
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If density of air is high, pressure is:
a)
high
b)
low
2.
If density of air is low, pressure is:
a)
high
b)
low
3.
If air is dry, pressure is:
a)
high
b)
low
4.
If air has moisture in it, air pressure is:
a)
high
b)
low
5.
If you go up in altitude, air pressure is:
a)
low
b)
high
6.
If you go down or closer to the Earth's surface in altitude, air pressure is:
a)
low
b)
high
7.
If air is warm, pressure is:
a)
low
b)
high
8.
If air is cool, pressure is:
a)
low
b)
high
9.
More molecules close together, means density is:
a)
high
b)
low
10.
Fewer molecules further apart, means density is:
a)
high
b)
low
11.
___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
a)
air pressure
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
mass
12.
________is the instrument used to measure air pressure.
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
anemometer
13.
As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
14.
Convection takes place because
a)
warm air is more dense than coild air
b)
warm and cold air have the same density
c)
cold air is less dense than warm air
d)
cold air is more dense than warm air
15.
Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
clear and dry
b)
cloudy and wet
16.
High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
clear and dry
b)
cloudy and wet
17.
_______ 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
18.
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.
19.
As you go higher in the atmosphere, the percent of oxygen:
a)
still equals 21%
b)
is less than 21%
c)
is more than 21%
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