Weather

Front

In a high pressure systems, there are few clouds because the air is moving downward.

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There are few clouds because the air is moving downward.

Front

What is a front? Options: where warm air is cooling at earth's surface, a boundary where hot and cold air are separating, a boundary where two different air masses meet, where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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a boundary where two different air masses meet

Front

Air masses are named for ______.

Back

where they form

Front

A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?

Back

heavy rain and/or thunderstorms

Front

What is an air mass?

Back

a large body of air with the same temperature and moisture

Front

What is the purpose of a barometer?

Back

It measure the amount of pressure in the air.

Front

Which weather tool measures wind? Options: anemometer, therometer, wind vane, barometer

Back

anemometer

Front

What instrument should Ryan use to measure the amount of rainfall that has fallen in his neighborhood over the past two weeks? (Options: Rain gauge, Wind Vane, Barometer, Thermometer)

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Rain gauge

Front

What three instruments will a meteorologist use to predict a weather forecast with a 15 mph wind, a high temperature of 52 degrees, and a pressure of 720 mb? Options: anemometer, barometer, thermometer, barometer, hygrometer, thermometer, thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer, anemometer, satellite image, barometer

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anemometer, barometer, thermometer

Front

Which tool measures humidity or the amount of moisture in the air?

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hydrometer