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Air Pressure and Atmosphere

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
2.
A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
kilometer
d)
micrometer
3.
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
4.
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
5.
What is altitude?
a)
how much something weighs
b)
the distance above sea level
c)
how big something is
d)
how far away something is
6.
In what direction(s) does air exert pressure?
a)
everywhere
b)
no where
c)
there is no pressure
d)
downward
7.
Altitude is greater __________.
a)
at the bottom of the mountain
b)
at the top of the mountain
c)
at the center of the mountain
8.
What is another word for altitude?
a)
elevation
b)
barometer
c)
circumference
d)
weight
9.
As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
10.
What happens to the oxygen molecules as altitude increases?
a)
fewer molecules
b)
more molecules
c)
same amount of molecules
d)
nothing happens to the molecules
11.

Heat transfers from the heated Earth's surface to gases in the lower atmosphere through

a)

conduction

b)

convention

c)

convection

d)

radiation

12.
Convection takes place because
a)
warm air is more dense than humid 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
13.
Winds are caused by differences in
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
turbulence
14.
Warm air rising at the equator and cold air sinking at the poles is one reason for which event?
a)
hurricanes
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Earth's rotation
d)
convection currents
15.
At the equator the air is usually ________.
a)
rising
b)
sinking
16.
At the poles, air is usually ________.
a)
rising
b)
sinking
17.
Earth is surrounded by an envelope of gases called the _____________.
a)
hydrosphere
b)
solar system
c)
atmosphere
d)
cloud bubble
18.
Air pressure at sea level is _____________ than air pressure at the top of a mountain.
a)
lower
b)
higher
c)
the same
19.
Air pressure does not crush you because molecules in air push ____________________.
a)
inward only
b)
outward only
c)
in all directions
20.
The amount of mass in a given volume of air is its ___________________. 
a)
density
b)
weight
c)
altitude
d)
temperature
21.
__________________ is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
a)
Velocity
b)
Air pressure
c)
Weather
d)
Density
22.
As you go up through the atmosphere, the density of the air __________________. 
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
23.

Air has no weight.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Air is made up of a mixture of many different kinds of gases.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
What happens to the amount of oxygen molecules as altitude increases?
a)
fewer molecules
b)
more molecules
c)
same amount of molecules
d)
nothing happens to the molecules
26.

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

a)

The air molecules are farther apart.

b)

The air molecules are closer together.

c)

Air molecules collide.

27.
Cold air exerts _____________ pressure than warm air.
a)
the same
b)
more
c)
less
28.
Density of air is greater at high altitudes.
a)
true
b)
false
29.

Warm air in the atmosphere is associated with

a)

higher pressure

b)

lower pressure

c)

temperature doesn't affect air pressure in the atmosphere

30.

What has the highest albedo?

a)

the oceans

b)

Ice in the Arctic or Antarctic

c)

the ground

d)

roads

31.
Albedo can best be described as...
a)
the temperature at the equator
b)
the amount of solar radiation absorbed
c)
the amount of solar radiation reflected
d)
the air pressure during El Nino
32.

How does heat energy from the sun reach Earth?

a)

conduction

b)

insulation

c)

radiation

33.
Which type of surface would have the highest albedo effect?
a)
Forest
b)
Snow
c)
Water
d)
Rock
34.

Which would you expect to have the lowest albedo?

a)

dark soil

b)

white sand

c)

ice and snow

d)

deep sea water

35.

Many clouds have a high albedo and therefore tend to

a)

Absorb sunlight

b)

Reflect sunlight

36.

Does this dark asphalt road reflect or absorb light?

a)

Reflect

b)

Absorb

37.
Does cold air rise or sink?
a)
Rise
b)
Sink
38.
Does warm air rise or sink?
a)
Rise
b)
Sink
39.

Winds are caused by differences in...

a)

air pressure

b)

humidity

c)

temperature

d)

precipitation

40.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure

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