Air Pressure and Winds Review

An aneroid barometer _________________

• measures air pressure with a liquid.

• measures air pressure without a liquid.

• measures wind speed.

• measures wind direction.

An anemometer measures ________________.

• air pressure

• wind direction

• wind speed

• air temperature

A wind vane measures _______________.

• wind speed

• wind direction

• temperature

• air pressure

A thermometer measures ___________________.

• wind direction

• wind speed

• humidity

• temperature

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A mercury barometer ___________________.

• measures air pressure without a liquid.

• measures air pressure with a liquid.

• measures wind speed.

• measures wind direction.

Differences in ____________________ creates wind.

• humidity

• mass

• air pressure

• altitude

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This creates differences in air pressure.

• Unequal heating of the Earth

• The rotation of the Earth

• The changes in wind speed

• The changes in wind direction

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What are some properties of air? (Hint: There is more than 1 answer.)

• pressure

• temperature

• density

• mass

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As you move higher in altitude, _______________

• density increases

• density decreases

• air pressure increases

• air pressure decreases

Choose all the answers that apply:

These factors causes air to move:

• Differences in air pressure

• Unequal heating of the Earth's surface

• Differences in air's density

• Earth's rotation

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