weather systems

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What type of pressure system brings rain and cloudy skies?

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Low pressure system.

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What type of pressure is associated with good weather?

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High pressure.

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True or False: Low air pressure brings lousy weather.

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True.

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What is considered a high pressure number in weather systems?

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Any number above 1013 hPa, e.g., 1237 hPa.

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What causes a hurricane to form?

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When warm air over oceans rises up and mixes with cold air.

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What is a weather front?

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A boundary between two different air masses.

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What is the role of humidity in weather systems?

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Humidity affects precipitation and cloud formation.

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What is a cyclone?

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A system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure.

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

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Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is long-term patterns.

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What is an anticyclone?

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A system of winds rotating outward from a high-pressure center.