Horizontal pressure gradients: A) are typically quite large. ...

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Horizontal pressure gradients:
 
  A) are typically quite large.
  B) often range over distances of hundreds of kilometers when viewed in large scale.
  C) are smallest when measured across a hurricane.
  D) can be quite large when compared with the average value of the air pressure.

Question 2

Hydrostatic equilibrium occurs when:
 
  A) the force of gravity and the vertical pressure gradient both act to push air upward.
  B) the force of gravity and the vertical pressure gradient both act to push air downward.
  C) the force of gravity and the vertical pressure gradient have equal value and oppose each other.
  D) large air masses are moving either up or down.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C

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