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True-False Quiz
This True-False Quiz is designed to reinforce the knowledge you gained while reading Chapter 5, Atmospheric Pressure and Wind.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1
1 The denser the gas, the greater the pressure it exerts.
   
 
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Question 2
2 Gravitational force is directly proportional to space.
   
 
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Question 3
3 In the lower atmosphere, gas molecules are far apart with few molecular collisions.
   
 
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Question 4
4 The gas law explains the relationship between pressure and gas.
   
 
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Question 5
5 Pressure gradient indicates the horizontal rate of pressure change.
   
 
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Question 6
6 Low-pressure centers are called cyclones.
   
 
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Question 7
7 Regardless of the initial direction of motion, any freely moving object appears to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
   
 
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Question 8
8 The Coriolis effect is proportional to the speed of the object.
   
 
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Question 9
9 In the friction layer of the Northern Hemisphere, a converging counterclockwise flow exists.
   
 
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Question 10
10 Trade winds, usually heavily laden with moisture, do not produce clouds and rain unless forced to rise.
   
 
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