Air Pressure and Wind

________ is the force exerted on an object by the weight of the air above and around it.

• Wind pressure

• Air pressure

• Temperate weight

• high pressure air

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What is the name of the instrument used to measure air pressure?

• Anemometer
• Thermometer
• Barometer
• Hygrometer

What is caused by differences in air pressure?

• Time

• Precipitation

• Clouds

• Wind

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What is wind?

• movement of air due to pressure differences

• disturbances in the magnetic field

• movement of air due to rain

• movement of air due to clouds

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Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny (happy)

• Calm
• Stormy (Lousy)

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_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.

• High
• Low

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What type of air pressure is present?

• High 
• Low

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What type of pressure system brings 'happy' weather?

• High pressure system

• Low pressure system

• cold, dry air

• sunny skies and cold air

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Which winds blow east towards the poles, and start in the west?

• Trade Winds

• Prevailing Westerlies

• Polar Easterlies

• The Doldrums

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Wind always blows from areas of ______ towards areas of _____ .

• low pressure, high pressure

• high pressure, low pressure

• cold, warm

• hot, hotter

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