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- 1. Multiple Choice
The atmosphere has mass which creates atmospheric pressure.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
People would experience a change in their atmospheric pressure while .....
driving over mountain ranges
eating dinner
riding their bike down a flat road
flying a kite
- 3. Multiple Choice
Atmospheric pressure is caused by....
liquid particles that have no mass are pulled to the earth with gravity.
air particles that have mass being pulled to the earth by gravity.
no kinetic energy in the atmosphere.
- 4. Multiple Choice
If you rode in a hot air balloon you would experience...
less atmospheric pressure the lower your altitude.
more atmospheric pressure the higher your altitude.
less atmospheric pressure the higher your altitude.
no change in atmospheric pressure.
- 5. Multiple Choice
How does the density of air change at high elevations?
It becomes more dense
It becomes less dense
It stays the same
- 6. Multiple Choice
What tool do meteorologists use to measure air pressure?
thermometer
geiger counter
barometer
scale
- 7. Multiple Choice
The greek word "baros" means
bar
movement
atmosphere
weight
- 8. Multiple Choice
You are enjoying a beautiful day at the beach with your family. There is a sudden drop in atmospheric pressure, what can you expect from the weather.
a storm is approaching
a heat wave is approaching
Earthquake RUN!!!
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who invented the barometer?
Evangelista Torricelli
Charles Darwin
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Bill Nye
- 10. Multiple Choice
The aneroid barometer dials have 2 needles to display information. What information can you learn from the 2 needles?
One needle is for temperature and the other for atmospheric pressure.
One needle is for the previous atmospheric pressure reading and the other for the current atmospheric pressure.
One needle is for kinetic energy and the other is for potential energy.
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