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Science Air Pressure 5.2 And 5.3 Flashcards

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1
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What is air pressure?

A

The force caused by air pushing down on an object; air pressure is exerted in all directions.

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What is density?

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How close molecules are to each other, the mass per unit volume of a substance.

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What is a barometer?

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An instrument used to measure air pressure.

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What is an aneroid barometer.

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A type of barometer that does not contain liquid.

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5
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What is a millibar?

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Unit of air pressure shown on weather maps

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What is a high-pressure system?

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Cooler denser, sinking, air that usually produces clear skies and fair weather.

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7
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What causes air pressure? Explain.

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Warmer, less dense rising

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How does a barometer measure air pressure?

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A glass tube closed at one end is filled with mercury.

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How is a barometer used to predict the weather?

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A barometer can measure air pressure and then air pressure has high or low pressure systems.

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What are is the difference of cold air vs warm air?

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Cold air is more dense and it falls down and hot air is less dense and it rises.

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What are isobars?

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The air pressure lines on weather maps.

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Explain how air pressure can help Boeing 747 fly?

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When a plane goes lower, there is more air pressure. If they go higher, there is less air pressure.

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What happens when you place a barometer in sunlight?

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If a mercury barometer is in sunlight it might have a change in the mercury.

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What is altitude?

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How high something goes.

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What is the source of energy that sets Earth’s atmosphere in motion and causes weather changes.

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The sun.

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The weight of air is indicated by what in a mercury barometer?

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The height of the mercury column in the glass tube.

17
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What does a rising barometer usually indicate? What kind of pressure system and what kind of weather.

A

An approaching high pressure system and fair weather.

18
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How do winds form?

A

Warm air rises and then cool air replaces the hot air making a breeze.

19
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What is wind?l

A

The horizontal movement of air over earth’s surface

20
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What is sea breeze?

A

A cool wind that blows onshore in daytime.

21
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What is land breeze?

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A warm breeze that blows offshore at night .

22
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What is prevailing westerlies?

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A wind belt in the lower atmosphere where winds blow from from the southwest, generally between 30-60 degrees latitude.

23
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What is wind chill index?

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The temperature we receive due to the effects of wind.

24
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What is the difference between land and sea breezes?

A

Land breezes are on land and they are much hotter. Sea breezes are on the sea and they are much colder.

25
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Describe the global wind pattern.

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If you are at the bottom part of the earth, you will get low pressure. If you are at the top of the earth you will get high pressure.

26
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How are surface winds formed?

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Surface winds are formed because of hot air rising and then cool air replacing it.

27
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Where would warm air mostly exist?

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It would exist mostly above us.

28
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In the USA, what kind of wind belt are we on?

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We are on the westerly wind belt.

29
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What direction does cool air come from?

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Cool air comes from the ground replacing hot air.

30
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What is the Beaufort scale of wind force?

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A Beaufort scale measures the wind speed.

31
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Who designed the Beaufort scale?

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Sir Francis Beaufort

32
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When was the Beaufort scale designed?

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In the year 1805

33
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Give an example of categories in the Beaufort scale.

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Blue Norther
Chinook
Foehn
Monsoon
Mistral

34
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Give me an example of high wind speeds.

A

Strong breeze=25-35 mph

35
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Differences in air pressure on earth’s surface are produced by

A

Altitude

36
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Which global winds affect the weather in New York City?

A

Prevailing easterlies

37
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Winds blow from. What pressure area to what pressure area.

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High pressure areas to low pressure areas.

38
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A sea breeze is most likely to form on what kind of day?

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Warm cloudless summer day.

39
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Weather systems move across the United States from which direction to the other.

A

West to east.

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