Kayden Atmosphere Review

Put a dot on the following

Where is air pressure greater?

Where is the density of the air at a greater point?

Where is the altitude at a greater point?

A cubic meter of air has less mass at what point?

What two units of air pressure are commonly used in weather reports?

• feet and length

• inches of mercury and millibars

• Inches

• millibars

barometer

• the distances above sea level

• The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• any instrument that measures air pressure

• measures air pressure without using liquid

Density

• The amount of mass in a given volume of air

• The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• any instrument that measures air pressure

• measures air pressure without using liquid

mercury barometer

• The amount of mass in a given volume of air

• The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• any instrument that measures air pressure

• instrument that measures air pressure using liquid mercury

pressure

• force pushing on an area or surface

• The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• any instrument that measures air pressure

• instrument that measures air pressure using liquid mercury

Gases In Dry Air

Argon

• Percent by Volume

  21

• Percent by Volume

  0.93

• Percent by Volume

  0.78

• Percent by Volume

  0.038

Gases In Dry Air

Carbon Dioxide

• Percent by Volume

  21

• Percent by Volume

  0.93

• Percent by Volume

  0.78

• Percent by Volume

  0.038

Gases In Dry Air

Nitrogen

• Percent by Volume

  21

• Percent by Volume

  0.93

• Percent by Volume

  0.78

• Percent by Volume

  0.038

Gases In Dry Air

Oxygen

• Percent by Volume

  21

• Percent by Volume

  0.93

• Percent by Volume

  0.78

• Percent by Volume

  0.038