What is the envelope of air around us called?

Atmospheric Pressure and Its Effects

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the pressure exerted by air?
Air pressure
Water pressure
Gravity pressure
Surface pressure
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the pressure in a liquid behave at any given point?
It only acts downward
It only acts upward
It varies in different directions
It is the same in all directions
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth's surface?
Troposphere
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the pressure in the troposphere higher than in the stratosphere?
Because it is closer to the sun
Because it is colder
Because it has more air above it
Because it is warmer
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the SI unit of pressure?
Watt
Joule
Pascal
Newton
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why doesn't a table collapse under the massive air pressure acting on it?
Because the table is very strong
Because the pressure is balanced in all directions
Because the pressure is only acting downward
Because the table is made of special material
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