Usually pressure changes tend to be more rapid: A. Horizontally along the Earth’

Question

Usually pressure changes tend to be more rapid:

A. Horizontally along the Earth’s surface

B. Vertically with a change in elevation or height

C. Within a Category-1 hurricane

D. Within an EF-1 tornado

Please explain................................

Closely spaced isobars represent:

A. Stronger wind and a stronger pressure gradient

B. Weaker wind and a stronger pressure gradient

C. Stronger wind and a weaker pressure gradient

D. Weaker wind and a weaker pressure gradient

E. None of the above

Please explain.........................

Explanation / Answer

B. Vertically with a change in elevation or height. Explanation: because, density of air changes with height due to change in temperature and in turn change in pressure. A. Stronger wind and steeper pressure gradient. Explanation: steeper pressure has stronger pressure gradient force and stronger winds are depicted by closely spacing isobars.

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