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What is atmospheric pressure measured in?
Think about common units used in meteorology.
What happens to pressure as you climb higher in the atmosphere?
Consider why mountains may have different weather than valleys.
What do isobars on a weather map represent?
Think about what happens to air pressure.
True or False: Winds blow from low pressure to high pressure.
Remember how wind is generated.
If a weather station has a pressure of 1000mb and is near an area of 980mb, what can we infer about the wind direction?
Remember that wind flows from high to low pressure.
Predict the weather in a region experiencing a strong pressure gradient indicated by tightly packed isobars.
Think about what close isobars indicate for wind.
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