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11 Cards in this Set
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The weight of the air at sea level is.. (pounds per square inch/kg per square centimeter)
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14.7 Pounds per square inch |
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Characteristics of a Mercury Barometer (and who invented it) |
Torricelli in 1643, it uses a glass tube filled with mercury |
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How do Aneroid Barometers work? |
Using an expanding chamber, "without liquid" |
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Weather associated with low pressure? |
Stormy weather |
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Center of low pressure (and winds associated with it) |
Cyclone- In the northern hemisphere: Inward (convergence), counterclockwise. In the southern hemisphere: Inward (convergence), clockwise. |
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Center of high pressure (and winds associated with it) |
Anticyclone- In the northern hemisphere: Outward (divergence), clockwise. In the southern hemisphere: outward (divergence), counterclockwise |
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Which cyclone is associated with subsiding air and usually bring "fair weather" |
Anti-cyclone |
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Which cyclone is associated with rising air and often bring clouds and precipitation? |
Cyclone |
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What are the westerlies? |
Complex pattern, air flow is interrupted by cyclones (low pressure), create anticyclone and cyclonic flow |
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3 types of localized winds (with examples): |
1. Land and sea breezes, 2. Mountain and valley breezes, 3. Chinooks (dry, desiccating winds)
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Winds that we receive originate from? |
The coast (South east) |
