Weather Conversions Worksheet
Name______________________ Date_______________________
What do meteorologists and weather reporters mean when they talk about "pressure"? Go to Atmospheric
Pressure (http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/prs/def.rxml) and find out! Then use what you know to convert one unit of pressure to another.
1. What is atmospheric pressure?
2. Which two units do meteorologists and weather reporters commonly use to describe pressure?
3. Read the information on the website and convert:
4. Complete the table.
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Millibars
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Inches of Mercury
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33.87
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15
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900
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39
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1500
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5. Write a formula for converting millibars to inches of mercury. (Hint: Use
variables. For example, how many inches of mercury are equal to x millibars?)
6. Write a formula for converting inches of mercury to millibars. (Hint: Use
variables. How many millibars are equal to y inches of mercury?)
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