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How does a mercury barometer work, and what corrections are typically made to its readings?
 
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The horizontal movement of the atmosphere is known as ________.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
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Answer: It is a simple device made by filling a long tube with mercury and then inverting the tube so that the mercury spills into a reservoir. Although the tube is turned over completely, it does not empty. Instead, the air pushes downward on the pool of mercury and forces some of it up into the tube. The greater the air pressure, the higher the column of mercury.

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