Master the Science of Wind and Atmospheric Pressure with This Quiz!

• Vertical differences in atmospheric pressure
• The buoyancy of the air
• Horizontal differences in atmospheric pressure (correct)
• The weight of the air above a location

• 1000
• 1020
• 1030
• 1013.25 (correct)

• Anticyclones occur in the middle latitudes while mid-latitude cyclones occur in tropical regions
• Anticyclones are associated with cool air moving toward the equator while mid-latitude cyclones are associated with warm air moving poleward
• Anticyclones produce stormy weather while mid-latitude cyclones are associated with dry conditions
• Anticyclones are elongated high-pressure areas that extend toward the poles while mid-latitude cyclones are elongated areas of low pressure that sweep equatorward (correct)

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