low barometric pressure
high barometric pressure
falling barometric pressure
pumping barometric pressure
第1题：
A decrease in barometric pressure is associated with all of the following except ______.
A.rising warm air
B.proximity to a low pressure area
C.inward spiraling circulation
D.clear dry weather
第2题：
A slow rise in the barometric pressure forecasts ______.
A.rainy weather for the next 48 hours
B.high seas
C.improving weather conditions
D.deteriorating weather conditions
第3题：
Above-normal tides near the center of a hurricane maybe caused by the ______.
A.high barometric pressure
B.jet stream
C.storm surge
D.torrential rains
第4题：
After a cold front passes the barometric pressure usually ______.
A.fluctuates
B.remains the same
C.remains the same, with clouds forming rapidly
D.rises, often quite rapidly, with clearing skies
第5题：
Which of the following statements concerning frontal movements is TRUE ________．
A.The temperature rises after a cold front passes
B.The barometric pressure rises when a warm front passes
C.A cold front generally passes faster than a warm front
D.A warm front usually has more violent weather associated with it than a cold front
第6题：
A single barometric pressure reading of 28.60 indicates ______.
A.rapidly improving weather
B.deteriorating weather
C.a severe low pressure system
D.fair weather and calm
第7题：
Weather observations provided by each weather station include all of the following except ______．
A.temperature
B.visibility
C.predicted weather for the next twelve hours
D.barometric pressure and change in the last three hours
第8题：
On the approach of a warm front the barometric pressure usually ______.
A.falls
B.rises
C.is steady
D.is unreliable
第9题：
What kind of pressure systems travel in easterly waves ________．
A.High pressure
B.Low pressure
C.Subsurface pressure
D.Terrastatic pressure
第10题：
An isotherm is ______.
A.a line on a weather map connecting equal points of both temperature and pressure
B.an instrument that measures the climatological effects of temperature
C.a line connecting points of equal barometric pressure on a weather map
D.a line connecting points of equal temperature on a weather map