Air Pressure

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

What does the air consist of?

• molecules
• helium
• density
• weather

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________is the instrument used to measure air pressure.

• barometer
• thermometer
• mercury
• watch

As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?

• decreases
• increases
• stays the same

At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot, sunny day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming in from the ocean.  Which of the following is the reason for the breeze?

• pounding waves generate air currents
• warm air over the ocean rushes in to replace the cool air that rises over land
• there are no clouds to block wind coming in
• heavy cool air over the ocean rushes in to replace warm air that rises over the land

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What is altitude?

• how much something weighs
• the distance above sea level
• how big something is
• how far away something is

Altitude is greater __________.

• at the bottom of the mountain
• at the top of the mountain
• at the center of the mountain

Air pressure is greater _______.

• at the top of the mountain
• at the bottom of the mountain
• at the center of the mountain

Does cold air rise or sink?

• Rise
• Sink

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Does warm air rise or sink?

• Rise
• Sink

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