Wind, Storms and Cyclones

What is the definition of air pressure?

• The pressure the atmosphere exerts onto the Earth's surfaces

• The force of air on the atmosphere

• The pressure exerted by the weight of air in the atmosphere on Earth

• How the atmosphere exerts pressure through air

When it is raining the air has high pressure.

• True

• False

List the materials used to make a barometer.Type response below.

Air Pressure is measured with_______

What are the factors that affect air pressure?

• Altitude

• Distance from Large Body of Water

• Humidity

• Temperature

Air moves from a region of _______ pressure to a region of ________ pressure

• high, low

• low, high

• top, bottom

• bottom, top

High speed winds are accompanied by :

• increased air pressure

• reduced air pressure

• moving air pressure

• pressure

main cause of movement of air is

• uneven heating of the earth

• movement of the human biengs

• both the above

• none of these

In India the agency responsible for study of development and movement of cyclone is

• Indian forest department

• indian forensic department

• indian meteorologic department

the pressure is exerted by the air in

• upward direction only

• downward direction only

• side ways only

• all the directions