Air Pressure

Q. Air pressure is measured by using which of the following instrument?

1. Barometer
2. Anemometer
3. Hygrometer
4. Thermometer

Q.

Match List – I with List – II

List – I	List – II
(a) 10 km height over earth’s surface	(i) Thermosphere
(b) 70 km height over earth’s surface	(ii) Mesosphere
(c) 180 km height over earth’s surface	(iii) stratosphere
(d) 270 km height over earth’s surface	(iv) Troposphere

1. (a) – (ii), (b) – (i), (c) – (iv), (d) – (iii)

2. (a) – (iv), (b) – (iii), (c) – (ii), (d) – (i)

3. (a) – (iii), (b) – (ii), (c) – (i), (d) – (iv)

4. (a) – (i), (b) – (iv), (c) – (iii), (d) – (ii)

Q. Weight of air exerted on a surface is called _____ pressure.

1. hemispheric
2. hydrospheric
3. lithospheric
4. atmospheric

Q. What are the effects of air pressure?

1. They help in the generation of storms.
2. They help in the formation of winds.
3. They cause conventional type of rainfall to occur.
4. All of the above.

Q. As we go up in the atmosphere, ___________.

1. air pressure remains constant
2. air pressure rises
3. air pressure rises and falls haphazardly
4. air pressure falls

Q. Places which have a higher temperature compared to the surrounding areas are regions of _______.

1. low pressure
2. high pressure
3. moderate pressure
4. manageable pressure

Q. Select the correct option after reading the statements.
1) Air moves from a place with high air pressure to a place with low air pressure.
2) Air moves from a place with low air pressure to a place with high air pressure.

1. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
2. Both statements are false.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.

Q. Air pressure is always measured in _____.

1. millilitres
2. millibars
3. milligrams
4. all of the above

Q. Which of the following statements regarding land and sea breezes are correct?

1. It is caused by the differential heating of land and sea.
2. Land breeze occurs during day time.
3. It is a local wind.
4. Air pressure difference causes land and sea breezes.

Q.

What instrument is used to measure air pressure?

Q. The air pressure on earth is _____.

1. uneven
2. high
3. low
4. uniform

Q. In areas where the temperature is high, the ________.

1. air near the surface heats up but does not rise
2. air near the surface does not heat up but it rises
3. air does not heat up and therefore, it does not rise
4. air heats up and therefore, it rises

Q. Select the correct option after reading the statements.
1) The atmospheric pressure at the top of a mountain would be less than that near the base of the mountain.
2) Deep-sea divers do not experience any change in atmospheric pressure when as they go deeper into the ocean.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false.
3. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
4. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.

Q.

Explain the Sea breeze and Land breeze.

Q. State the difference between sea breeze and land breeze.

Q. Places which have a low temperature compared to the surrounding areas are regions of _______.

1. high pressure
2. low pressure
3. moderate pressure
4. manageable pressure

Q.

The pressure is --------------------- at sea level.

Q. If you press a rubber sucker on a rough surface, it does not stick to the surface. Why?

Q. In which of the following places is the air pressure maximum?

1. Mountain peaks
2. Plains
3. Plateaus
4. Coastal areas

Q. _______ is the pressure exerted by the weight of the air at a given place.

1. Air force
2. Wind force
3. Air pressure
4. Wind pressure

Q. Air pressure is measure using a device called _____.

1. barometer
2. voltmeter
3. airmeter
4. ammeter

Q. In which of the following places is the air pressure maximum?

1. Plateaus
2. Coastal areas
3. Mountain peaks
4. Plains

Q. what is the practical unit of pressure in meteorological unit of pressure