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Science Worksheet: Aviation Weather (Jeppesen Text) - Pressure, Altitude & Density

AVIA 123 – Aviation Weather (Jeppesen Text) - Pressure, Altitude & Density

Chapter 3 Study Guide

1. Resistance to vertical movement of air masses is called _________ Balance (3-3)

2. The most basic instrument for measuring pressure is a _________ Barometer (3-4)

3. Baros is a Greek word meaning __________ (3-4)

4. A barometer measures the ________ of air (3-4)

5. Most aviation uses (non-laboratory) of pressure involve an ________________

barometer (3-5)

6. The term meaning “not wet” is ______________ (3-5)

7. Sea Level Pressure is the weight of the air at ______________ (3-7)

8. Station Pressure is the weight of the air at _________________________ (3-6)

9. To calculate Mean Sea Level pressure using Station Pressure, you would add

_______ for every 1000 feet of altitude above Sea Level to the pressure you read

on your local barometer. (3-7)

10. A line of equal pressure is called an ___________ (3-8)

11. A pressure gradient is the _____________________ over a given distance (3-8)

12. On a surface analysis chart a large H represents an area of ____________

pressure, and a large L represents an area of ___________ Pressure (3-8)

13. According to the class text, the Bermuda High is an area of _________________

usually located in the _________ Ocean (3-8/9)

14. A line of Low Pressure is called a ______________ (3-8/9)

15. A line of High Pressure is called a ______________ (3-8/9)

16. Three areas of High Pressure the class text discusses are the _______________,

____________, and the _______________ (3-8/9)

17. Two areas of Low Pressure the class text discusses are the ____________ and the

__________ (3-8/9)

Science Worksheet: Aviation Weather (Jeppesen Text) - Pressure, Altitude & Density