Review for Air Pressure and Relative Humidity Quiz

A low pressure system usually causes 

• Clearing Weather 
• Wet Weather
• Fair Weather 

Air pressure decreases as what increases

• Water Vapor
• Altitude
• Radiation

As the air is warmed how does it density change?

• It increases (Sinks)
• It Remains the same 
• It decreases (Rises)

A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.

• barometer
• thermometer
• kilometer
• micrometer

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

True or false: Density and pressure are two properties of air.

• True
• False

What unit is Barometer measured in ?

• millimeters

• inches

• millibars

• centimeters

Define a Barometer

• a instrument measuring atmospheric pressure , used specifically in forecasting the weather and determining altitude

• none of the above

• an instrument used for air pressure

• all of the above

Which has more weight to it?

• A
• B

Which has less weight to it?

• A
• B