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- 1. Multiple ChoiceEarth's atmosphere is mostly made of...hydrogen and carbon dioxideoxygen and nitrogenoxygen and carbon dioxidehydrogen and nitrogen
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is matter?anything you can seeanything that has massanything that takes up spaceanything that has mass and takes up space
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWeather occurs in which layer of the atmosphere?entire atmospherethe stratospherethe tropospherethe exosphere
- 4. Multiple ChoiceCompression occurs when air particles...are forced togetherare forced apartbounce off a surfaceheat up
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when air particles are forced apart?compressionexpansionmassexcursion
- 6. Multiple Choice
What happens when pressure is exerted on a gas ?
Its volume and density increases.
Its volume and density decreases.
Its volume decreases and density increases.
Its volume and density remains the same
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is atmospheric pressure ?
The force exerted on a surface by the mass of the air above it.
The speed of the wind blowing.
The large scale movement of air against a surface
How hard air particles push against the plunger in a syringe
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which weather tool measures air pressure ?
Wind Meter
Barometer
Hygrometer
Thermometer
- 9. Multiple Choice
In class, what happened to the volume of the jar, with the glass bottle inside, when it was squeezed ?
It decreased
It increased
It stayed constant
It reduced the waters volume
- 10. Multiple Choice
What happened to the number of particles in the jar when it was squeezed in class ?
The number of particles decreased.
The number of particles increased.
The number of particles remained the same.
Some particles were pushed out of the jar.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does equilibrium mean ?
When equal air pressure is achieved
When air moves from high pressure to low pressure.
The middle reading of a weather tool
When air moves from low pressure to high pressure
- 12. Multiple Choice
What units are used to measure air pressure ?
Degrees
Millibar
Percentages
Wind speed (MPH)
- 13. Multiple Choice
What are the lines on a weather map called ?
Millibar lines
Weather fronts
Contour lines
Isobars
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAir pressure is greater _______.at the top of the mountainat the bottom of the mountainat the center of the mountain
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the lowest pressure value?1006100810121024 - 16. Multiple Choicewhat are isobars?lines connecting places of equal temperaturelines drawn connecting places of equal pressurelines drawn to places of different temperatureslines drawn to places of different pressures
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does the air consist of?
particles
helium
density
weather
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWinds are caused by differences inprecipitationhumidityair pressureturbulence
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes winds?differences in precipitationdifferences in humiditydifferences in air pressure
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this symbol represent?high temperaturelow temperaturehigh pressurelow pressure
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this symbol represent?high temperaturelow temperaturehigh pressurelow pressure
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