Atmospheric pressure is the force per unit area exerted by the weight of air above a surface. It is closely approximated by the hydrostatic pressure from the weight of the overlying air. Areas with less atmospheric mass above them have lower pressure, while areas with more atmospheric mass have higher pressure. Pressure also decreases with increasing elevation as there is less overlying atmospheric mass. Standard atmospheric pressure is used as a reference point and is defined as 1.01325 bar or 101325 Pa at sea level and 0¡ãC. Any instrument that measures air pressure is called a barometer. Torricelli first measured atmospheric pressure using a mercury-filled tube in 1643.
12. Structure
Passive Voice
In passive sentences, the subject of the verb is
not the person or thing (the ¡°agent¡±) doing the
action.
Structure
Subject + auxiliary verb (be) + main verb (past participle) + (by) +¡
13. Structure
Use of the Passive Voice
We use the passive when:
? We want to make the active object
more important.
? We do not know the active subject.
14. Structure
? Look at these examples:
auxiliary verb
subject (be)
1. Atmospheric pressure is closely approximated
by the hydrostatic pressure.
main verb (past
participle)
15. Structure
? Look at these examples:
auxiliary verb
subject (be)
? 2. Standard Atmospheric Pressure is used as a
reference for gas densities and volumes.
main verb (past
participle)
16. Structure
Look at these examples:
subject auxiliary verb
(be)
3. The Standard Atmospheric Pressure is defined
at sea-level.
main verb (past
participle)
17. Structure
Look at these examples:
subject
4. Any instrument that measures air pressure is
called a barometer.
auxiliary verb
(be)
main verb (past
participle)
18. Text 3
Atmospheric pressure
Atmospheric pressure is the force per unit
area exerted into a surface by the weight of air
above that surface in the atmosphere of Earth.
In most circumstances atmospheric pressure is
closely approximated by the hydrostatic
pressure caused by the weight of air above the
measurement point. Low-pressure areas have
less atmospheric mass above their
location, whereas high-pressure areas have
more atmospheric mass above their location.
Likewise, as elevation increases, there is less
overlying atmospheric mass, so that pressure
decreases with increasing elevation.
19. Standard Atmospheric Pressure
? Standard Atmospheric Pressure (atm) is used as
a reference for gas densities and volumes. The
Standard Atmospheric Pressure is defined at
sea-level at 273oK (0oC) and is 1.01325 bar or
101325 Pa (absolute). The temperature of 293oK
(20oC) is also used.
20. Measuring Atmospheric
Pressure
? Any instrument that measures air pressure is called
a barometer. The first measurement of atmospheric
pressure began with a simple experiment performed
by Evangelista Torricelli in 1643. In his
experiment, Torricelli immersed a tube, sealed at
one end, into a container of mercury. Atmospheric
pressure then forced the mercury up into the tube to
a level that was considerably higher than the
mercury in the container. Torricelli noticed that
height of the mercury varied with changes in outside
weather conditions. The most common type
of barometer used in homes is the aneroid
barometer
21. Figure 1: Diagram showing the construction of
Torricelli's barometer.
24. Speaking
Experiment Role-play
? Situation: You are in the science experiment contest.
You have to present your project, remember to give
the following science process
? 1. Observation
2. Hypothesis Forming
3. Data Gathering
4. Performing Experiement to test you hypothesis
5. Results Recording
? The rest of other groups are the committee and try to
find out the faults by using some questions.
? Make a group of 5
? I will give you 10 minutes
25. Writing
Create your own experiment about
¡°Atmospheric Pressure¡± by using the following
materials:
? Paper
? Glass
? Water
Then write on the paper and present in front of
class.