Atmospheric & Oceanic Circulation

The three properties of air are...

• mass

• density

• pressure

• odor

The weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• air pressure

• air density

• air temperature

• air convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air doesn't crush you because...

• it isn't heavy enough

• it pushes in all different directions

• it doesn't have pressure

• hot air rises

As altitude increases, air pressure and density

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

The more molecules in a volume of air, the ________ the density.

• greater

• lesser

Differences in ___________ cause air to flow.

• air pressure

• altitude

• mass

• molecules

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is not one of the four layers of the atmosphere?

• geosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

The layers of the atmosphere are determined according to _________.

• temperature changes

• pressure changes

• the makeup of the air

• the amount of ozone

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere