Air Pressure

Pressure is the effect of

• the weight of all the air above pressing down
• water vapor in the atmosphere
• greenhouse gases
• solar radiation

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This instrument measures air pressure

• thermometer
• anemometer
• barometer
• wind vane

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What does the air consist of?

• molecules

• nothing

• density

• weather

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In what direction(s) does air exert pressure?

• everywhere
• no where
• there is no pressure
• downward

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78% of earth's atmosphere is composed of ______________.

• methane
• oxygen
• argon
• nitrogen

Clouds form when water vapor ________________ out of the air.

• condenses
• evaporates
• precipitates
• percolates

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Does warm air rise or sink?

• Rise
• Sink

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Moving air is called _______. 

• mud
• wind
• rain
• sunshine

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Winds are caused by differences in...

• air pressure

• humidity

• temperature

• precipitation

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What is wind?

• movement of air due to pressure differences

• disturbances in the magnetic field

• movement of air due to Earth's rotation

• movement of air due to clouds

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