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Air Pressure and Wind

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Q1 Air pressure is also called ___________ pressure barometric
Q2 The tool that measures barometric pressure is barometer
Q3 The label that we will use in this class for measuring barometric pressure is mb (millibar)
Q4 Higher elevation (mountain tops) is usually what kind of pressure low
Q5 Warm air is what kind of pressure low
Q6 Storms usually indicate what kind of pressure low
Q7Precipitation usually indicates what kind of pressure low
Q8 Fair weather is usually what kind of pressure high
Q9 Arid is another word fo dry
Q10 Clear skies are usually what kind of pressure high
Q11 Winds tend to travel from areas of ____________________ to areas of ___________________ high pressure, low pressure
Q12 What tool measures wind speed anemometer
Q13 What is the metric label for wind speed that we are using in this class knots
Q14 What two different tools measure wind direction weather vane or weather sock (wind sock)
Q15 Name one label for wind direction N, S, E, W, NW, ENE...
Q 16 Winds are named based on where it came from
Q17 Land/sea breezes happen because ________________ is “stubborn” and heats/cools slower than land. water
Q 18 During the day, what heats up faster, water or land? land
Q 19 If the land is cooler than the water, what kind of pressure will the land have over it high
Q 20. If wind is blowing off of high pressure land towards lower pressure water, what is the name of this local breeze land breeze
Q21 21. Mountain breezes and valley breezes happen because warmer air ________________ during the day and colder air ________________ at night rises, sinks
Q22. What is the name of the global wind belt we live in (prevailing) westerlies
Q23. A fast-moving channel of air several miles above the Earth that will divide warmer air from cooler air is called jet stream
Q24. How cold the air feels because it is chilly and windy is the air’s wind chill
Q25. Isolines that connect locations with the same barometric pressure are called isobars
Q26. When isobars are close, it will be ____________________ out. windy
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