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When air exerts a force it is called?
When air exerts a force, it is called air pressure. Air pressure is the force exerted by the weight of air above a given point.
What is the push of air called?
The pushing force of air is called air pressure.:)
The force exerted by the weight of a column of air on a surface is called?
Air Pressure The force exerted by the air above is called?
One force affecting an object is air pressure which is?
One force that affects and object is air pressure which is the force pushing on an area or surface.
What are the three main driving forces of air motion?
The three main driving forces of air motion are pressure gradient force, Coriolis force, and frictional force. Pressure gradient force is the difference in pressure that causes air to move from high to low pressure areas. Coriolis force is the effect of the Earth's rotation that deflects moving air to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. Frictional force slows down the movement of air near the Earth's surface.
The force on an area from the push of air is called?
The measure of the force exerted by air molecules on a surface per unit area is air pressure.
What is the force exerted by moving air molecules?
The force exerted by moving air molecules is known as air pressure. Air pressure is created by the collisions of air molecules with surfaces and objects in their path. It is this force that allows us to experience the sensation of wind and to measure atmospheric pressure.
How is measured air pressure?
Air pressure is the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface.
How does air move from low pressure to high pressure?
Air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure due to the pressure gradient force. This force causes air to flow from regions of higher pressure to regions of lower pressure in order to equalize the pressure differences.
If you know the amount of air pressure exerted on a tabletop how can you calculate the force exerted on the tabletop?
You can calculate the force exerted by multiplying the pressure by the area over which the pressure is applied. The formula for calculating force is Force = Pressure x Area. This will give you the amount of force pushing down on the tabletop due to the air pressure.
What is the name of the force that causes wind to blow?
Air is set in motion by the Pressure Gradient Force. The Coriolis Force is also relevant, which acts on air once it has been sent into motion (wind) by the PGF. However, don't confuse this Coriolis Force as a force CAUSING wind to blow as it only influences wind direction and NEVER wind speed.
The amount of force that is exerted in a specified area by air is called?
Pressure is defined as force per unit area.P=F/A
