AIR PRESSURE

________is the instrument used to measure air pressure.

• barometer
• thermometer
• mercury
• watch

Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny
• Calm
• Stormy

Which kind of weather change will occur with an increase in air pressure?

• cooler and dryer
• colder and rainier
• hotter and stormier
• warmer and moister

What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

Air pressure is greater _______.

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

Density of air is greater ________.

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

What is altitude?

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

Which activity to show that air exerts pressure?

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What are the factors that can affect air pressure?

• Surface Area

• Volume

• Temperature

• Weight

What is the relationship between volume of air and air pressure?

Volume increases, Air Pressure ....