Evangelista Torricelli,a pupil of Galileo,determined
A) atmospheric pressure is uniform in the troposphere.
B) winds flow from airs of high to low pressure.
C) large-scale circulations of winds.
D) air pressure varied with weather conditions.
E) wind speed is a function of pressure gradients.
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Q13: Which of the following is not a
Q14: Winds are named based on
A)the direction from
Q15: Evangelista Torricelli developed the first
A)aneroid barometer.
B)mercury barometer.
C)anemometer.
D)water-based
Q16: Airplanes measure their altitude using
A)a mercury barometer.
B)an
Q17: The horizontal motion of air relative to
Q19: An instrument used to measure air pressure
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