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- 1. Multiple Choice
Air pressure ________________ with increase in altitude.
increases
decreases
stays the same
- 2. Multiple Choice
The amount of water vapor in the air is called:
Temperature
Pressure
Density
Humidity
- 3. Multiple Choice
Cold air holds less water vapor than warm air.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
_________________ drive's Earth's weather.
The moon
The oceans
The sun
Volcanoes
- 5. Multiple Choice
The amount of energy that a location receives depends on:
Latitude
Time of day
Season
All of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
Warm air ____________ and cold air _________________.
rises, rises
rises, sinks
sinks, rises
sinks, sinks
- 7. Multiple Choice
The density of cold air is ___________ the density of warm air.
equal to
greater than
less than
- 8. Multiple Choice___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.air pressuredensityvolumenone of the above
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the air consist of?moleculesheliumdensityweather
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn what direction(s) does air exert pressure?everywhereno wherethere is no pressuredownward
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAir pressure is greatest when near Earth's surface because?The air molecules are farther apart.The air molecules are closer together.Air molecules collide.Air molecules are tightly packed.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceCold air exerts _____________ pressure than warm air.the samemoreless
- 13. Multiple Choice
Altitude is greater __________.at the bottom of the mountainat the top of the mountainat the center of the mountain - 14. Multiple ChoiceAir pressure is greater _______.at the top of the mountainat the bottom of the mountainat the center of the mountain
- 15. Multiple ChoiceDensity of air is greater ________.at the top of the mountainat the bottom of the mountainat the center of the mountain
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAir pressure does not crush objects on earthbecause more air pushes down than upbecause gravity keeps air pressure awaybecause air pressure pushes in all directionsbecause the Earth has an opposing force of gravity
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe amount of mass in a unit volume of a substancemasspressurevolumedensity
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy is it hard to breath at high altitudes?There is too much oxygen in this location.There is a higher density of air molecules.There is a low density of air molecules.The air pressure is greater than at low altitudes.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceMore molecules close together, means density is:highlow
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIf density of air is high, pressure is:highlow
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