Weather 1: Air Pressure

Lines on a map that represent equal air pressure are called

• isobars

• isotherms

• isohyets

• contour lines

Which graph shows the relationship between temperature and air pressure?

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Which graph shows the relationship between humidity and air pressure?

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Which graph shows the relationship between altitude/elevation and air pressure?

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Which graph shows the relationship between isobar distance and wind speed?

(As distance between isobars increases, wind speed ____.)

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What causes wind?

• High pressure

• Low pressure

• Differences in pressure

• Differences in elevation

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Which describes the wind around an area of HIGH pressure?

• Counter-clockwise and inward

• Counter-clockwise and outward

• Clockwise and inward

• Clockwise and outward

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Which describes the wind around an area of LOW pressure?

• Counter-clockwise and inward

• Counter-clockwise and outward

• Clockwise and inward

• Clockwise and outward

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In which general direction do planetary winds push storms across the United States?

• north to south

• northeast to southwest

• southwest to northeast

• southeast to northwest

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An air pressure of 988.0 mb is equal to ____ inches of mercury.

• 29.70

• 29.22

• 29.17

• 29.52