Practice Atmospheric Pressure (4) - Chapter 3 : Force and Pressure

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Question 1.
What is atmospheric pressure?
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Think of what pressure means related to the atmosphere.
Question 2.
Is atmospheric pressure higher or lower at sea level?
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Consider the amount of air above you.
3Question 3.
What happens to atmospheric pressure as you ascend in altitude?
- It increases
- It decreases
- It remains constant
- It fluctuates
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Consider how much air there is above you when you climb.
4Question 4.
The mercury barometer is used to measure what?
- True
- False
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Think about what instruments measure pressure.
Question 5.
If a person is at 4000m altitude where the pressure is about 40% of sea-level pressure, estimate the pressure they are experiencing. Sea level pressure is around 101.3 kPa.
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Use the percentage of sea-level pressure to estimate.
Question 6.
Explain how atmospheric pressure influences weather patterns and give examples of two different weather systems associated with high and low pressure.
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Think about weather forecasts you’ve seen.

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