Pressure
Wind
Station Models
R.H. and D.P.
Prior Units
100
This weather instrument measures air pressure.
A Barometer
100
What weather instrument is responsible for measuring wind speed?
Anemometer
100
How would the air pressures below be coded in station model format?
1023.5mb
952.9mb
235
529
100
Name the weather instrument below.
Sling Psychrometer
100
What is the altitude of Polaris for Syracuse, NY?
43 degrees
200
How many inHg is 1012.0mb?
29.88
200
Which letter below is experiencing the highest wind speed?
B
200
Use the station model below to get the temperature and cloud cover. Include units.
Temp: 45°F
Cloud Cover: 25%
200
What is the relative humidity if the dry-bulb is 4°C and the wet-bulb is 2°C?
70%
200
What is one possible date for the diagram below?
March 21 or September 21-23
300
Clearing skies, a drop in temperature, and lower humidity are associated with what kind of pressure center?
High Pressure
300
Wind below from areas of _________________ pressure towards areas of _______________ pressure.
higher to lower
300
Draw a station model that shows an air temperature of 45 degrees with a 100% relative humidity.
Teacher checks individual groups
300
What is the dew point if the dry-bulb temperature is 7°C and the difference between the dry and wet-bulb is 5°C?
-6°C
300
Which planet has a size about 10x larger than Earth?
Saturn
400
Draw the surface wind patter that is associated with the Low pressure system on the weather map.
400
What weather variable has the biggest impact on wind speed?
air pressure
400
Which letter on the map below has the highest relative humidity?
C
400
What is the dew point if the relative humidity is 62% and the dry bulb is 8°C?
1°
400
How many degrees would the altitude of Polaris change if you walked from Jamestown, NY to Binghamton, NY?
0°, the LATITUDE STAYS THE SAME
500
Calculate the air pressure gradient in mb/mi to the nearest thousandth between Buffalo and Albany if the pressure in Buffalo is 1029.5mb and in Albany it's 1015.6mb.
0.055mb/mi
500
A wind speed of 25 knots is equal to __________________ mph.
28.75mph
500
What was the air pressure at this weather location 3 hours earlier? Include proper units.
1001.0mb
500
What is the relative humidity of the air temperature is 60°F and the wetbulb temperature is 52°F?
54%
500
Which stars surface temperature is closest to the interface between the Stiffer Mantle and the Asthenosphere?
Proxima Centauri