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Standard sea level pressure in millibars is
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Standard sea level pressure in inches of mercury is
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The mercurial barometer was invented by
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Which of these instruments is NOT used to measure air pressure?
a)mercurial barometer
b)aneriod barometer
c)barograph
d)anemometer
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An altimeter is an adaptation of the
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The force that generates wind is
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Which of these factors influence the magnitude of the Coriolis force?
a)wind speed
b)latitude
c)wind direction
d)both wind speed and latitude
both wind speed and latitude
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Lines on a weather map connecting places of equal air pressure are called
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Closely spaced isobars often indicate
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A steep pressure gradient
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Widely spaced isobars often indicte
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The Coriolis effect influences
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In the Northern Hemisphere, the winds associated with a low pressure system (cyclone) blow
COUNTERCLOCKWISE and TOWARD the center
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In the Northern Hemisphere, winds associated with a high pressure system blow
CLOCKWISE and OUTWARD from the center
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If Earth were not rotating
air would move directly from high to low pressure
are generally faster than surface winds
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High air pressure systems are usually associated with
a)diverging winds
b)decending air
c)clear weather
d)all of these
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Low air pressure systems are usually associated with
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In the Southern Hemisphere, the winds associated with a low pressure system blos
CLOCKWISE and TOWARD the center
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If "fair" weather were approaching, the pressure tendency would probably be
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If stormy weather were approaching, the pressure tendency would probably be
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Most of the United States is situated in which zone of prevailing winds?
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Another name for the area of equatorial lows is the
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This pressure zone is associated with abundant precipitation and warm temperatures.
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The subpolar low (polar front) is
A zone where the polar easterlies and the westerlies converge
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When are upper air winds faster?
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A Santa Ana (or Chinook or Foehn) wind is a
very dry, warm wind flowing down a mountain slope
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A sea breeze usually originates during the
day and flows toward the land
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A land breeze usually originates during the
evening and flows toward the water
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Fast moving currents of air found near the top of the troposphere are called
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What is the technical name for a high pressure center?
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Low pressure systems are usually associated with clear weather
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Cyclones are usually associated with stormy weather
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If the barometer indicated 1020 millibars, air pressure would be considered high
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The Coriolis effect is strongest at the equator and diminishes in strength poleward.
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The pressure gradient force is the driving force behind wind.
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A southwest wind blows toward the northeast.
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An isobar is a line connecting places of equal humidity.
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Anticyclones characteristically have winds blowing out from their centers.
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The ultimate cause of a sea breeze is the unequal heating of land and water.
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Horizontal movement of air is called wind.
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A mountain breeze is best developed in the hottest part of the day.
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The region where the trade winds meet is also called the DOLDRUMS
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Most of the people living in the United States are under the influence of the wind belt known as the westerlies.
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Closely spaced isobars indicate high wind speeds.
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In the Northern Hemisphere, winds blow clockwise and outward from the center of anticyclones.