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Air Pressure and Wind

Across
This is the opposite of an el Nino (2)
An aneroid barometer does not have this in it to measure pressure.
The atmosphere balances unequal heating of the Earth's surface by moving cool air toward the ____
Winds go in this direction when one is going in toward the south when experiencing the Coriolis effect.
This instrument measures wind speed.
Land masses that have low pressure systems permitting air to flow from one major water source to the land creates …..
Isobars placed closely together indicate high winds and a ____ (3)
The initial major effect of this changes cold nutrient water to be replaced by warm equitorial water (2)
La Nina is triggered by colder than normal water in this location. (2)
The net inward movement of air in a low pressure system causing the air mass to shrink is called horizontal _____
The term when a barometer is at 29.92" HG and 59 degrees F at sea level (2)
Down
A type of barometer that record air pressure
Pressure decreases form the outer isobars from the center in ________
The person who received created for making the barometer
This acts on an object in all directions (2)
This is also known as a high pressure system.
Weather in the US is moved by the westerlies in a(an) ____ to ____ direction
This is the most prominent type of airflow above the friction layer.(2)
Lines on a map that connect places of equal air pressure
The ultimate source of energy for most wind (2)
The effect of friction on the net flow of air around cyclones cause air to flow ___
In our hemisphere, pressure gradients and the Coriolis effect in a low pressure system produce winds that blow ____
When air pressure increases mercury in an air tube ______
Pressure difference that make wind happen is what kind of heating?
El Ninos happen every three to ____ years
Local winds are caused by either topographic effect or by variations in _____ composition.