1. Chapter 19 Atmospheric Pressure Air Pressure High Pressure Low Pressure The weight of the atmosphere Good weather Bad weather

2. Barometer Instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure Either in mmHg or in millibars

3. Dry Air…….. Humid Air………. Heavy Lighter because the water molecules push the nitrogen and oxygen apart

4. IsobarLines that connect points of equal PRESSURE

5. Low pressure area High pressure area Air moves counterclockwise and in toward the low Air moves clockwise and out away from the High pressure area

7. WIND!!!!!The movement of air from an area of high to low pressure

8. Coriolis Effect Because the earth rotates to the East, winds on earth get deflected or turned to the west

9. Jet Stream

10. Land & Sea Breezes Warm breeze at night and a cool breeze during the day due to ….. …the unequal heating of land and water

12. Anemometer Wind Vane Measures wind speed Measures the DIRECTION of the wind

13. Chapter 21 Climate is the long-term weather of an area Weather changes day to day; climate changes once every couple of centuries. Virginia’s Climate is MILD.