Pages 94-97 Flashcards
1
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gravitational pressure within a sea of air
A
atmospheric pressure
2
Q
proposed that air has weight and therefore exerts pressure
A
Evangelista Torricelli
3
Q
an empty space with no matter
A
vacuum
4
Q
credited as the discoverer of air pressure
A
Torricelli
5
Q
a device used to measure air pressure
A
barometer
6
Q
scientists who study the weather
A
meteorologists
7
Q
uses an airtight metal box with thin, flexible walls to measure pressure
A
aneroid barometer
8
Q
a device to measure altitude
A
altimeter
9
Q
what can also function as an altimeter?
A
barometer
10
Q
fluids tend to move from areas of ______ pressure to areas of ______ pressure
A
higher to lower
