Sam science 1 weather

Atmospheric pressure is pressure caused by the____ of air above an area

• Pressure

• Mass

• Weight

• Temperature

Atmospheric pressure ______ as height above earth inceeases

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

1 square inch column of air weight

• 12.7 lbs

• 18.2 lbs

• 14.7 lbs

• Nonenof these

A barometer measures air pressure in...

• Lbs

• Milibars

• Milimeters

• Barametric units

High pressure

• Cold dense air

• Hot less dense air

• Mild air

Average barameteri. Pressure at sea level

• 29.92 inches

• 1013.25 milibars

• Both of these

Average barameteri. Pressure at sea level

• 29.92 inches

• 1013.25 milibars

• Both of these

Warm air is less dense

• High pressure

• Low pressure

• No pressure

As air cools it becomes___dense

• More

• Less

• Stays same

As air cools it becomes more dense and sinks toward earth spinning

• Clockwise

• Counter clockwise