High and Low Air Pressure

In the morning, Carlos noticed that the air pressure reading on the barometer was beginning to drop. What kind of weather can he most likely expect in the evening?

• The weather will be cloudy with a chance of rain.

• The weather will be warmer with clear skies.

• The weather will be clear and windy.

• The weather will be sunny and cool.

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A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.

• barometer

• thermometer

• kilometer

• micrometer

Air pressure is greater _______.

• at the top of the mountain

• at the bottom of the mountain

• at the center of the mountain

What Causes differences in air pressure around earth ? 

• Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air sinks at the poles.

• Equator gets over heated 

• Snow 

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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

Air pressure at sea level is _____________ than air pressure at the top of a mountain.

• lower

• higher

• the same

Warm Air is LESS DENSE then Cold Air. So Warm Air creates....

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

• No Air Pressure

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Convert 29.50 in of Hg to mb.... using ESRT pg 13

• 999.0

• 1020.0

• 976.0

• 1040.0

what are isobars?

• lines connecting places of equal temperature

• lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure

• lines drawn to places of different temperatures

• lines drawn to places of different pressures

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What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same