Friday, January 25, 2019

BAROMETER RISE OR FALL - The interesting thing about air pressure is that it is different at different points on the planet and it changes over time. On any given day you would expect the air over a desert to¬ have a lower pressure than the air over an ice cap. These same sort of pressure differences occur all over the planet for various reasons. These pressure differences have a big effect on the weather, so if you know the current air pressure at your house, as well as the pressure trend, you are able to predict certain things about the weather. As a very loose rule, a high-pressure area will be clear, and a low-pressure area will be cloudy and rainy.

Barometers are used to predict the weather.
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Barometer Rise Or Fall
What does it mean when a barometer is rising or falling?

A barometer measures air pressure: A "rising" barometer indicates increas­ing air pressure; a "falling" barometer indicates decreasing air pressure.
In space, there is a nearly complete vacuum so the air pressure is zero.
On Earth, because there are many miles of air molecules stacked up and exerting pressure due to the force of gravity, the pressure is about 14.7 pounds per square inch at sea level.
The interesting thing about air pressure is that it is different at different points on the planet and it changes over time.
Why might that be? If you've read How Hot Air Baloons Work, you know that hot air is less dense (lighter) than cooler air.
Therefore, on any given day you would expect the air over a desert to­ have a lower pressure than the air over an ice cap.
And that would be true. These same sort of pressure differences occur all over the planet for various reasons.
These pressure differences have a big effect on the weather, so if you know the current air pressure at your house, as well as the pressure trend, you are able to predict certain things about the weather.
As a very loose rule, a high-pressure area will be clear, and a low-pressure area will be cloudy and rainy.


Barometers are used to predict the weather.

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