4 & 5

The instrument designed for measuring atmospheric pressure is the _________.

• thermometer
• altimeter
• hygrometer
• barometer

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Two commonly used pressure units are _________ and ___________.

• gallons, liters
• kelvins, joules
• Mercury, Hectopascal

• inches, feet

The standard pressure at mean sea level is __________ or __________.

• kilopascals (kPa)
• megapascals (MPa)
• millipascals (mPa)
• mercy (hg) or hectopascals (hPa)

Pressure varies primarily with __________ and ____________.

• temperature and time
• velocity and acceleration
• Temperature and Altitude

• volume and density

"Station Press" Is the pressure measured at ____________________

• the bottom of the ocean
• the top of a mountain
• the center of the earth
• The airport / Field evaluation

Within the lower few thousand feet of the troposphere, the pressure decreases roughly _____ per ______-foot increase in altitude; therefore the ISA pressure at 7,500’ MSL is _______.

• 1in , 1000 ft , and 22.42

• 2in, 1200, and 22.45

• 5 inches of mercury
• 23.35 inches of mercury

The rate of decrease of pressure with height in warm air is ______________than standard, and the rate of decrease of pressure with height in cold air is _________________than standard.

• faster, slower
• Greater , less

• less, Greater

• higher, lower

The higher we go, the slower / faster is the rate of decrease with height.

• slower
• faster

What are isobars?

• Lines on a map that connect points of equal temperature
• Lines on a map that connect points of equal elevation
• Lines on a map that connect points of equal humidity
• (Lines of even pressure)

  Lines on a weather map that connect points of equal atmospheric pressure

A LOW is an

• An area of pressure surrounded by Higher pressure

• An area of pressure surrounded by Low pressure