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WorksheetsAir pressure and wind
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 26mins
________ is the force exerted on an object by the weight of the air above and around it.
Wind pressure
Air pressure
Temperate weight
high pressure air
What is caused by differences in air pressure?
Time
Precipitation
Clouds
Wind
What causes differences in air pressure?
wind
rain
snow
solar radiation
This is when the rotation of the Earth affects the direction of the wind.
convergent effect
marginal effect
Coriolis effect
Mariana effect
Earth has a low air pressure zone at the equator because
air is cold and sinks toward the surface of Earth there
air is cold and moves away from the surface of the Earth there
air is warm and moves away from the surface of the Earth there
air is warm and moves toward from the surface of the Earth there
Earth has a high air pressure zone at the north pole because
air is cold and sinks toward the surface of Earth there
air is cold and moves away from the Earth there
air is warm and moves away from the surface of the Earth there
air is warm and sinks toward the surface of Earth there
What is wind?
movement of air due to pressure differences
disturbances in the magnetic field
movement of air due to Earth's rotation
movement of air due to clouds
Which of these statements about air is FALSE?
It takes up space.
It is not affected by gravity.
It can be compressed.
It has mass.
78% of earth's atmosphere is composed of ____?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
argon
nitrogen
_______ and ________ are the units used by meteorologists to describe air pressure.
inches of mercury and millimeters of water
millibars and degrees celsius
degrees faharenheit and celsius
inches of mercury and millibars
What holds a card on an inverted cup of water held in the air?
A seal forms between the card and the jar.
A vacuum forms, sucking the card in and holding it to the jar.
Air pressure outside the jar is greater that the air pressure and weight of the water in the jar.
The gravity of the water is pulling on the card.
Which of the following questions about air pressure is FALSE?
The atmosphere is held to Earth by gravity.
Air pressure is caused by gravity and the collision of air molecules.
Air pressure only pushes down.
Air pressure changes through the day due to temperature changes.
