Given the Implications of the Hydrostatic Equation,we Would Expect That

question 42

Multiple Choice

Given the implications of the hydrostatic equation,we would expect that

• A)pressure be independent of altitude.
• B)cold, dense air would have a greater vertical pressure gradient than would warm, light air.
• C)differences in temperature on either side of a cold front should not have any significant effect on upper-level pressure.
• D)differences in temperature on either side of a warm front should not have any significant effect on upper-level pressure.

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