Air Pressure and Wind

________is the instrument used to measure air pressure.

• barometer
• thermometer
• mercury
• watch

Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny
• Calm
• Stormy

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Pressure is the effect of

• the weight of all the air above pressing down
• water vapor in the atmosphere
• greenhouse gases
• solar radiation

High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• clear and dry
• cloudy and wet

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Based on the information in the table, in which city will it most likely rain?

• City W
• City X
•  City Y
• City Z

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Which kind of weather change will occur with an increase in air pressure?

• cooler and dryer
• colder and rainier
• hotter and stormier
• warmer and moister

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_____________ is air that flows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• Convection Cells

• Wind

• Atmospheric Pressure

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What is caused by differences in air pressure?

• Time

• Precipitation

• Clouds

• Wind

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_______ pressure systems are characterized by rising air.

• High
• Low

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Air moves toward the center of a _________ pressure system.

• High
• Low

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