What is the standard atmospheric pressure in millibars?
β’ Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is a commonly memorized reference value in meteorology and navigation. β’ Relationship between millibars (mb or hPa) and inches of mercury (inHg). β’ Which of the options looks closest to the widely used "standard" value on weather charts and barometers.
β’ Think about the barometer reading that is considered "normal" at sea level on standard weather charts: is it closer to 1000 mb or a slightly higher value? β’ Do you recall the common conversion between 29.92 inches of mercury and millibars? Which millibar value is associated with 29.92 inHg? β’ Among the choices, which value is most often cited in textbooks as the standard sea-level pressure used for calibrating instruments?
β’ Convert 29.92 inHg to millibars using the approximate factor 1 inHg β 33.86 mb and see which option matches best. β’ Check which option is closest to the typical "normal" sea-level pressure used in standard atmosphere tables. β’ Verify that 760.0 is usually expressed in millimeters of mercury (mmHg), not in millibars, and see how that helps eliminate one option.
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