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High pressure air travels "downwards and clockwise"
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The pressure gradient force causes air to flow from areas of relatively pressure to areas of relatively pressure?
high to low
3 characteristics of a high pressure system?
In a high pressure system, air is sinking. Air spirals outwards in an anticlockwise direction. In a high pressure system, sinking air becomes warm and stable. High pressure systems usually cover a greater area than low pressure systems and move slower. If located over land, high pressure systems are usually cloud-free.
What is a flow of air in a loop?
Air pressure.
What separates the high pressure and low pressure sides of the air conditioning system and acts as a metering valve to control the flow of refrigerant?
evaporator
How do differences in air pressure cause wind?
Consider two columns of air, containing the same volume of air in each. In the column with high pressure, the air top of the column will extend farther up into the atmosphere than the column with low pressure. Due simply to gravity, the air will want to equalize itself just like a fluid would. The air in the high pressure will flow toward the low pressure, and that is what you know as wind.
How does pressure affect the direction of wind flow?
Wind is a cousin to the pressure. Pressure moves the wind.
Does electricity flow from high pressure to low pressure?
No, air does - electricity does not.
Does Air flows towards low pressure regions?
Air does generally flow from high pressure to low pressure.
Why is air pressure on a high mountain is less than on the lowland?
air pressure on the high mountain is because air flow is fast or velocity of air is more on the high mountain
Describe the direction of wind rotation associated with a low-pressure system forming in south America?
Low pressure spins clockwise in south america. This is because air wants to flow from high to low pressure, but is deflected to the left. This results in a clockwise flow.
Why does air flow in when you expand your lungs?
Since the volume of the lungs increases, the intrathotacic pressure decreases, and air moves into the lungs.
If a door in a plane was opened at high altitude which direction would the air flow?
Outwards
How are low pressure systems and high pressure systems alike?
Both induce cyclic air flow
The pressure gradient force causes air to flow from areas of relatively pressure to areas of relatively pressure?
high to low
What is air moving in a specific direction?
From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. Hope this helps! :)
How do the winds in a high pressure system blow?
High Pressure Areas has little to none winds at all, but to give you some idea, the air in the High Pressure Area literally flow outward due to high density air near the center and friction to the land. Unlike storms, High Pressure Are releases winds outward on a clockwise rotation. Comparing it to magnet, High Pressure Area winds flow to Low Pressure Areas. It's due to unlike densities of the air masses. High Pressure Area contains drier and cooler so it will flow to Low Pressure Area where warmer and more moist.
Does air flow from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure?
Air will flow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. Pressure = force/area. So in this context, air pressure is the force the particles in that area exert on the space around them (let's imagine they're in a box). As air particles whizz around, they will collide with the edges of the box, so bouncing off and changing direction. This direction change involves a lot of acceleration (though speed may be the same, velocity (which is speed in a specific DIRECTION) will be very different. Physics tells us F=MA. Therefore, this acceleration will equate to a force on the outside world. This force will therefore be proportional to the number of particles in the area (more particles = more area). So, if an area of high pressure has lots of particles, there will be a spreading out of these particles to areas of low particles (diffusion, and energy's natural tendency to spread out). Alternatively, think of it as particles in the high pressure area pushing against the particles from the low area, and they're pushing force being greater, so they win! There you have a very long winded answer for why air moves from high pressure to low pressure!
