Weather Investigation 2 Review

If you squeeze a balloon, the air pressure inside the balloon will

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

As you go up a mountain, the air pressure will

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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The instrument used to measure air pressure is a(n)

• thermometer

• psychrometer

• barometer

• anemometer

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Lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal air pressure are called

• isometers

• isocycles

• isotherms

• isobars

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Dry air has _____ pressure.

• high

• low

Humid air has _____ pressure.

• high

• low

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As you climb a mountain, the air becomes _____ dense.

• more

• less

As you climb a mountain, the air pressure _____.

• increases

• decreases

As you climb a mountain, the temperature ______.

• gets warmer

• gets colder

Low pressure air movement

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

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