Atmospheric Pressure Worksheet
Explore the concepts of atmospheric pressure, its measurement, and its effects on weather and everyday phenomena with this grade 9 science worksheet.
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Atmospheric Pressure Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations.
1. What is atmospheric pressure?
The weight of all the water vapor in the atmosphere.
The force exerted by the column of air above a given point.
The temperature of the air at a specific altitude.
The speed at which air moves horizontally.
2. Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
Thermometer
Anemometer
Barometer
Hygrometer
3. Atmospheric pressure generally with increasing altitude.
4. High-pressure systems are usually associated with weather.
5. The standard unit of atmospheric pressure is the or millibars.
6. Explain why your ears might 'pop' when you drive up a mountain.
7. Air pressure is caused by the weight of air molecules.
True
False
8. Low-pressure systems generally bring clear skies and calm weather.
True
False
9. Look at the image below showing atmospheric pressure experiments. Describe one observation from the image and explain how it demonstrates the concept of atmospheric pressure.
