WorksheetsBig Idea 4 Science
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of these is true about warm air?
It falls to the ground
It rises in the atmosphere
It stays at sea level
It weighs more then cold air.
Which of these altitudes has the most amount of oxygen?
Sea level
6,000 ft above sea level
10,000 ft above sea level
outer space
Which of these altitudes has the least amount of oxygen?
Sea level
6,000 ft above sea level
10,000 ft above sea level
outer space
Which of these is an example of low pressure?
a flat tire
a hurricane
an unopened can of soda
a tire filled with air
Air under a bird's wing gives it _____.
thermals
drag
thrust
lift
Warm and cool air circulate to form _____.
pressure
altitude
molecules
wind
What does altitude describe?
How high a plane is
How fast it is going
Thermal currents help a bird do what?
fly
stay warm
move
If something is dissolved, is it?
floating on a liquid
mixed into a liquid
sinks below the liquid
What moves a bird forwards?
lift
drag
thrust
If you were at sea level where would you be?
Mountains
valley
Does lift help a plane fly or land?
Fly
Land
Which one measures wind speed?
wind vane
meteorologist
anemometer
Which one is an example of an adaptation?
the length of a birds feathers
the habitat were a bird lives
Which does a pressure system affect?
Air
Ground
Water
If there is a bad weather system what might happen?
a tornado
a sunny day
snow
light wind
Where is their more oxygen?
atmosphere
outer space
sea level
mountains
If an airplane engine cut out in midair, which force would decrease almost immediately?
Gravity
Thrust
Weight
Drag
When might you feel the force of drag in everyday life?
When you take an elevator upward
When you stick your hand out the window of a moving car
When you sit under a ceiling fan
When you take an escalator downward
the layers of gas that surround the earth
atmosphere
cloud
wind
air pressure
