Air Pressure Wind

What is air pressure?

• The force of air moving in one direction

• The pressure exerted by the weight of air

• The amount of air in a particular area

• The temperature of the air

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What instrument is used for measuring air pressure?

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

What is a pressure gradient?

• A device that measures atmospheric pressure

• The amount of pressure change occurring over a given distance

• A graphical representation of pressure readings

• The difference in temperature causing wind

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What are cyclones?

• Centers of high pressure where wind blows clockwise

• Centers of low pressure, in which wind blows counterclockwise

• Large-scale air masses that rotate around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure

• High altitude winds that have a circular motion

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What creates the low pressure system at the surface?

• cool, dry air sinking

• warm, moist air sinking

• warm, moist air rising

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If an area of high pressure is located near an area of low pressure, which will most likely occur?

• winds at low speeds

• winds at high speeds

• winds at moderate speed

• winds will stay the same

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Air moves from _______ pressure to ________ pressure.

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

• low to low

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Air moves from _____ pressure to _____ pressure.

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

• low to low

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Winds are generated when air flows from a high pressure area into a ____.

• region of intense moisture

• cold front

• low pressure area

• storm that is already in progress

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Air always moves from ​ (a)   pressure to ​ (b)   pressure to reach ​ (c)   _ .

• high

• low

• equilibrium

• _____

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