10 Questions
What is the layer of air that surrounds Earth called?
Atmosphere
Which gas in the air is used up during combustion processes like fire?
Oxygen
What is the force exerted by air on objects called?
Pressure
What is the pressure caused by the weight of all the air particles in Earth's atmosphere called?
Atmospheric Pressure
How does compressed air behave compared to when it is not compressed?
It fills a smaller space
What is the primary force that allows airplanes to fly?
Lift
Which principle explains why the pressure exerted by a fluid decreases when its speed increases?
Bernoulli's Principle
How can one achieve increased lift for flying objects?
Decrease weight
Which force is responsible for acting against an object moving through a fluid or gas?
Drag
What characteristic of air allows it to exhibit fluid-like behavior even though it is a gas?
Air follows the path of least resistance
Test your knowledge on the composition of air, the Earth's atmosphere, and the role of oxygen in various processes. Learn about atoms and gases like nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and argon in this quiz.
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