WorksheetsAir Pressure
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
kilometer
d)
micrometer
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.
what are isobars?
a)
lines connecting places of equal temperature
b)
lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure
c)
lines drawn to places of different temperatures
d)
lines drawn to places of different pressures
4.
What Causes differences in air pressure around earth ?
a)
Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air sinks at the poles.
b)
Equator gets over heated
c)
Snow
5.
Fewer molecules further apart, means density is:
a)
high
b)
low
6.
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
7.
Pressure is the effect of
a)
the weight of all the air above pressing down
b)
water vapor in the atmosphere
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
solar radiation
8.
Air pressure at sea level is _____________ than air pressure at the top of a mountain.
a)
lower
b)
higher
c)
the same
9.
When WATER VAPOR is added to the air, the Air Pressure will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
10.
Water Vapor is LIGHTER then AIR
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
Warm Air is LESS DENSE then Cold Air. So Warm Air creates....
a)
High Pressure
b)
Low Pressure
c)
No Air Pressure
12.
Convert 1016.0 mb to in of Hg.... use ESRT pg 13
a)
30.70
b)
30.00
c)
29.20
d)
28.50
13.
Convert 29.50 in of Hg to mb.... using ESRT pg 13
a)
999.0
b)
1020.0
c)
976.0
d)
1040.0
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