Atmospheric pressure is the force (per unit-area) perpendicular to a unit-area of planetary surface, as determined by _________.

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1. Troposphere extends from planetary surface to bottom of __________?

   A. Stratosphere
   B. Mesosphere
   C. Troposphere
   D. Thermosphere

   Submitted by: Muhammad Abdullah

2. Who enunciated the laws of planetary motion?

   A. Nicolaus Copernicus
   B. Johannes Kepler
   C. Isaac Newton
   D. Galile

   Submitted by: Malik Asghar Hussain

3. _________ means a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period.

   A. Isobar 
   B. Isobath
   C. Isohel
   D. Isohyet

   Submitted by: Naveed Tahir

4. Atmospheric pressure at sea level is _______?

   A. 746 mm
   B. 760 mm
   C. 820 mm
   D. None of these

   Submitted by: Mansoor Ahmed Suhag

5. Atmospheric pressure decrease rapidly with altitude because the air becomes_______ ?

   A. Colder
   B. Less denser
   C. Rich in Ozone
   D. Warmer

   Submitted by: Mansoor Ahmed Suhag

6. The height at which atmospheric pressure declines by a factor of e (an irrational number equal to 2.71828) is called __________.

   A. Average height (H)
   B. Scale height (H)
   C. Mean height (H)
   D. Standard height (H)

   Submitted by: Muhammad Abdullah

7. _________ is the atmospheric layer that absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation that Earth receives from the Sun.

   A. Troposphere
   B. Stratosphere 
   C. Mesosphere
   D. Ionosphere

   Submitted by: Muhammad Abdullah

8. The unit of torque in International system of unit is _________?

   A. Newton
   B. Newton-Meter
   C. Kilogram
   D. Meter

   Submitted by: Rashid Mehmood

9. The SI unit of “pressure” is _________.

   A. pascal
   B. joule
   C. tesla
   D. henry

10. Unit of surface tension in cgs system is?

    A. Pascal
    B. N/m
    C. Dyn/cm
    D. None of these

    Submitted by: Muhammad Mumtaz Haider