Air Pressure & Winds

Standard atmospheric pressure is approximately _____ pounds per square inch

• 1013

• 29.92

• 760

• 14.7

Standard atmospheric pressure in millibars is ______

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Standard atmospheric pressure is _____ in. Hg

Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is ______.

The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is the _____.

Lines that connect points of equal atmospheric pressure are called _____.

Winds always go from ________.

• low to high

• high to low

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Winds around high pressure areas move _____.

• in

• out

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Winds around a low pressure center usually move _____.

• in

• out

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When warm air rises it will _____ due to the difference in pressure at higher altitudes.

• shrink

• expand

• do what it wants

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