Pressure Conversions

Fill in the blank: To convert from millibars to station model code, take the last three numbers without the ____.

• decimal

• integer

• fraction

• whole number

Fill in the blank: To convert from station model code to millibars, if the value is '500' or higher, put a 9 in front of it and add the __ in front of the last digit.

• decimal

• integer

• fraction

• whole number

Convert 1035.5 millibars to station model code.

• 235

• 355

• 1035.5

• 678

According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, a barometer reading of 29.53 inches is equal to how many millibars? page 13

• 1,003.0 mb

• 997.0 mb

• 1,000.0 mb

• 999.0 mb

bar is equivalent to how many Pascals?

Which SI unit is used to measure pressure?

• N

• K

• Hz

• Pa

1028 mb is equal to what pressure in inches of Mercury (Hg) (pg 13)

• 30.30

• 30.37

• 30.35

• 30.33

An atmospheric pressure of 1,019 millibars is equal to

• 31.05 inches of mercury

• 30.15 inches of mercury

• 30.09 inches of mercury

• 30.00 inches of mercury

Convert 540 mmHg to kPa

• 71.976 kPa

• 72 kPa

• 4051 kPa

• 4100 kPa

Convert 242 kPa to atm

• 2.4 atm

• 2.39 atm

• 24500 atm

• 24515 atm