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gas pressure

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the equation used to calculate pressure?
a)
pressure= force/mass
b)
pressure =mass/volume
c)
pressure=area/force
d)
pressure=force/area
2.
Atmospheric pressure increases as you move towards lower elevations and decreases as you move into higher elevations.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
a)
air pressure
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
none of the above
4.
In what direction(s) does air exert pressure?
a)
everywhere
b)
no where
c)
there is no pressure
d)
downward
5.
As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
6.
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.
7.

Pressure is the effect of

a)

the weight of all the air above pressing in every direction

b)

water vapor in the atmosphere

c)

greenhouse gases

d)

solar radiation

8.
What is another word for altitude?
a)
elevation
b)
barometer
c)
circumference
d)
weight
9.
What is the unit of measurement for pressure?
a)
pascal
b)
grams
c)
milliters
d)
meters
10.

What pressure does a 4000N horse exert on the ground if each foot is 10cm2?

a)

40 N/cm2

b)

100 N/cm2

c)

400 N/cm2

d)

10 N/cm2

11.

When you increase your depth under water, the water pressure on your body

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

12.

As altitude increases density and pressure increase.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Why doesn't the air pressure crush you?

a)

The human body is strong enough to hold the pressure.

b)

Gravity pushes in the opposite direction

c)

Other air molecules are pushing back in all directions

14.

If a horse reared up on 2 legs what effect would it have on the pressure it is exerting on the ground?

a)

it will exert half the pressure it did before

b)

it will exert the same pressure it did before

c)

it will exert twice the pressure it did before

d)

it will exert four times the pressure it did before

15.
Army tank tracks are useful for travelling through the mud because..
a)
they decrease the force the vehicle exerts on the ground
b)
they increase the force the vehicle exerts on the ground
c)
they decrease the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground
d)
they increase the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground
16.
Which of these animals would probably cause the greatest pressure on the ground?
a)
A fat cow with big feet
b)
A fat cow with small feet
c)
 A calf with big feet
d)
A calf with small feet
17.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
18.
High pressure is associated with what kind of weather?
a)
Nice
b)
Naughty
c)
Rainy
d)
Cloudy
19.
Low pressure is associated with what kind of weather?
a)
Nice
b)
Naughty
c)
Cloudy
d)
No weather
20.

What is the weather instrument that measures air pressure?

a)

wind vane

b)

anemometer

c)

thermometer

d)

barometer

21.

Should bring poor weather

a)

Low pressure

b)

cold front

c)

High pressure

d)

Warm front

22.

Air pressure is defined as the __________ of the air pressing down against a given area.

a)

pressure

b)

weight

c)

wind

23.

Why doesn't the air pressure crush you?

a)

The human body is strong enough to hold the pressure.

b)

Gravity pushes in the opposite direction

c)

Other air molecules are pushing back in all directions

24.

What is the pressure like in a vacuum?

a)

There is very high pressure.

b)

The pressure lowers a little bit.

c)

There is no pressure at all.

25.

In which state of matter can the atoms be compressed closer together or expand farther apart?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of these