FOSS Investigation 2.1 Review

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When air moves from an area of high pressure to one of low pressure to make the air density equal

• isobar

• equilibrium

• density

• millibar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Energy of motion

• kinetic energy

• equilibrium

• potential energy

• barometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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The unit used by meteorologists to report air pressures on a weather map; equal to 1/1000 of a bar

• millibar

• bar

• barometer

• atmospheric pressure

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Smooth, non-intersecting lines on a map that represent air pressure over a large region

• atmospheric pressure

• density

• millibar

• isobar

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A weather tool that measures air pressure

• barometer

• millibar

• bar

• isobar

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Unit of measurement for air pressure equal to the pressure exerted by the air in the atmosphere at sea level

• bar

• millibar

• isobar

• barometer

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The force exerted on a surface by the mass of the air above it

• kinetic energy

• equilibrium

• atmospheric pressure

• density

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The amount of mass in a sample of matter compared to the volume of that sample

• atmospheric pressure

• bar

• density

• isobar

A hygrometer measures air pressure.

• True

• False

When air is compressed, the pressure increases.

• True

• False