PASSAGE 1
Q. 1 From the below given passage, Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Anything that has weight, exerts pressure on the thing that lies below it. Thus, the air in the
atmosphere exerts pressure on the surface of the earth. Due to this air pressure, various
phenomena like storms, precipitation, etc. occur in the atmosphere. There are variations in air
pressure.
*Air pressure is not uniform on all places on the earth’s surface.
*Air pressure keeps on changing from time to time.
*The altitude of a region, temperature of the air, and amount of water vapour in the air
are some factors influencing air pressure.
Altitude of the region and air pressure:
The proportion of dust in the air, water vapour, heavy gases, etc. is higher in the air closer to
the surface of the earth. This proportion decreases with increasing altitude. As one moves
higher and higher from the surface of the earth, the air becomes thinner and thinner. As a
result, the air pressure decreases with increasing altitude.
Question 1.
At higher altitudes air becomes ________. (thicker, thinner, hotter, more humid)
Question 2.
On the earth, air pressure is _______.(uniform, uneven, high, low)
Question 3.
Name the factors influencing Air pressure.
PASSAGE 2:
Q. 1 From the below given passage, Fill in the blanks.
Temperature and air pressure are closely related. Wherever the temperature is high, the air pressure is
low. As the temperature rises the air gets heated, expands, and becomes lighter. This lighter air in the
vicinity of the earth’s surface starts moving up towards the sky. As a result, the air pressure in such areas
decreases.Temperature zones and pressure belts are interrelated to each other but the latitudinal
extent of the temperature zones is much larger while pressure belts are narrower.
1.___________ and air pressure are closely related.
2.Temperature zones and ____________ are interrelated to each other.
3. Wherever the temperature is high, the __________ is low.
PASSAGE 3:
Q. 1 From the below given passage, Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Equatorial low pressure belt:
The sunrays can be perpendicular between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. So the
temperature is higher in this region. Hence air in this region gets heated, expands, becomes lighter and
moves towards the sky. As this process operates continuously a low pressure belt gets formed in the
central part of this region between the parallels 5° north and 5° south.
Effects :
Air pressure has the following effects.
* Origin of winds.
*Generation of storms.
*Convectional type of rain.
*Air pressure affects the breathing activity too.
Isobars:
The line that joins the places of equal pressure on the map is called an isobar.
Air pressure is measured in units of millibars. For this an instrument called barometer is used. The air
pressure at the earth’s surface is measured with this instrument.
Question 1.
Air pressure is expressed in _______ .(millibars, millimeters, milliliters, milligrams)
Question 2.
The ______ pressure belt spreads between 5° North and 5° South parallel. (equatorial low, polar high,
subpolar low, mid-latitudinal high)
Question 3.
What is meant by an Isobar?
Question 4.
Which instrument is used to calculate Air pressure?
Question 5:
Name any 2 effects of Air pressure?
** Draw the following Diagram**
1. Temperature zone
2. Pressure Belts
