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- 1. Multiple Choice
___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
Air pressure
Density
Volume
none of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
In what direction does air exert pressure?
Upward
Downwards
In all directions
- 3. Multiple Choice
A _____________ is the scientific instrument used to measure air pressure.
Thermometer
Anemometer
Barometer
None of the above
- 4. Multiple Choice
As you go up a mountain air pressure ....
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
- 5. Multiple Choice
If we blow up a balloon, what happens to the pressure inside the balloon?
Increases
Decreases
Remains same
- 6. Multiple Choice
Will you be able fully to blow up a balloon inside a bottle?
Yes
No
- 7. Multiple Choice
This is a barometer with mercury in it. If the height of the column is 76cm at Sea level , what happens as we go up the mountains ?
Height of column increases
Height of column decreases
Height remains the same
- 8. Multiple Choice
Cold places have higher barometric pressure so, do cold places suffer from cyclones?
Yes
No
- 9. Multiple Choice
An astronaut's lungs without a spacesuit will in the vacuum of space will ...
Blow up and rupture
Implode
- 10. Multiple Choice
In an airplane, the ears pop at higher altitudes because pressure inside the ear ....
Higher than outside
Lower than outside
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